Fighting for Justice: The History and Origins of Adversary TrialAdversary trial emerged in England only in the 18th century. Its origins and significance have tended to go unrecognised by judges, lawyers, jurists and researchers until relatively modern times when conflict has become a key social issue. |
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... Crime, Criminal law, Law, Lawyers, Legal history, Evidence, Criminal procedure. Cataloguing‐in‐Publication Data A catalogue record for this book can be obtained from the British Library. Printing and binding CPI Antony Rowe Ltd ...
... Crime, Criminal law, Law, Lawyers, Legal history, Evidence, Criminal procedure. Cataloguing‐in‐Publication Data A catalogue record for this book can be obtained from the British Library. Printing and binding CPI Antony Rowe Ltd ...
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... crime, is a commitment of the Government in its rehabilitative agenda. This can be a positive approach as with the use of community sentences in situations that do not merit custodial sentences, and also within prisons where restorative ...
... crime, is a commitment of the Government in its rehabilitative agenda. This can be a positive approach as with the use of community sentences in situations that do not merit custodial sentences, and also within prisons where restorative ...
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... Historical Terms 162 Glossary 2 Crimes Tried Frequently at the Old Bailey 165 Bibliography 167 Appendix 172 Index 174 Books by John Hostettler The Politics of Criminal Law: Reform History and Origins of Adversary Trial vii Contents.
... Historical Terms 162 Glossary 2 Crimes Tried Frequently at the Old Bailey 165 Bibliography 167 Appendix 172 Index 174 Books by John Hostettler The Politics of Criminal Law: Reform History and Origins of Adversary Trial vii Contents.
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... crime, or when the defendant confessed. Circumstantial evidence was never sufficient in itself to warrant conviction. These evidentiary rules made it impossible to obtain convictions in many cases unless the defendant was willing to ...
... crime, or when the defendant confessed. Circumstantial evidence was never sufficient in itself to warrant conviction. These evidentiary rules made it impossible to obtain convictions in many cases unless the defendant was willing to ...
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... Jury trial replaced trial by ordeal in England in 121916 and at first jurors were witnesses, or in contact with witnesses, from the community where the alleged crime occurred. This gave them a discretionary power and there Introduction 11.
... Jury trial replaced trial by ordeal in England in 121916 and at first jurors were witnesses, or in contact with witnesses, from the community where the alleged crime occurred. This gave them a discretionary power and there Introduction 11.
Contents
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the Birth of Adversary Trial | 32 |
4 Rights of the Individual | 50 |
5 Sir William Garrow | 59 |
6 Garrow at the Old Bailey 1 | 77 |
7 Garrow at the Old Bailey 2 | 96 |
8 Rules of Criminal Evidence | 116 |
10 Conclusion | 149 |
Glossary 1 Judicial and Historical Terms | 162 |
Glossary 2 Crimes Tried Frequently at the Old Bailey | 165 |
Bibliography | 167 |
Appendix | 172 |
Index | 174 |
Back cover
| 177 |
9 Counsel Finally Address the Jury | 135 |
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