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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... defence barristers in the courtroom. Langbein himself, Beattie, Landsman ... counsel, and the judge, and the jury, with the eyes of an eagle, and never ... Counsel, of course, act in the interests of their clients, and it will be ...
... defence barristers in the courtroom. Langbein himself, Beattie, Landsman ... counsel, and the judge, and the jury, with the eyes of an eagle, and never ... Counsel, of course, act in the interests of their clients, and it will be ...
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... counsel for the prosecution and for the defence were appearing quite regularly in criminal trials and the refusal to allow counsel to address the jury was more commonly seen as the anomaly it was. Early in the century various efforts ...
... counsel for the prosecution and for the defence were appearing quite regularly in criminal trials and the refusal to allow counsel to address the jury was more commonly seen as the anomaly it was. Early in the century various efforts ...
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... defence counsel at the Old Bailey. Langbein insists that adversary trial arose from the judiciary correcting the leanings of a trial system that favoured prosecutors. Nevertheless, this view of the role of the judges is open to serious ...
... defence counsel at the Old Bailey. Langbein insists that adversary trial arose from the judiciary correcting the leanings of a trial system that favoured prosecutors. Nevertheless, this view of the role of the judges is open to serious ...
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... Defence Counsel and the English Criminal Trial in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.' 9 (2) Law and History Review. University of Illinois Press. pp. 222-3. 29 J. S. Cockburn. (1972) A History of the English Assizes 1558-1714 ...
... Defence Counsel and the English Criminal Trial in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.' 9 (2) Law and History Review. University of Illinois Press. pp. 222-3. 29 J. S. Cockburn. (1972) A History of the English Assizes 1558-1714 ...
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... counsel against the King or Queen.1 Later, jurists such as Coke and Hawkins sought other explanations for the 'no ... DEFENCE. According to Pollock and Maitland, '[i]n the Leges Henrici (1118) it is already the peculiar mark of an accusation ...
... counsel against the King or Queen.1 Later, jurists such as Coke and Hawkins sought other explanations for the 'no ... DEFENCE. According to Pollock and Maitland, '[i]n the Leges Henrici (1118) it is already the peculiar mark of an accusation ...
Contents
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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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