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The Origins of Adversary Criminal Trial (Oxford Studies in Modern Legal History)
The Origins of Adversary Criminal Trial - Oxford Studies in Modern Legal History
Author: John H. Langbein
The adversary system of trial, the defining feature of the Anglo-American criminal procedure developed late in English legal history. For centuries, defendants were forbidden to have counsel, and lawyers seldom appeared for the prosecution either. Trial was meant to be an occasion for the defendant to answer the charges in person. The transforma...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199287239
ISBN-10: 0199287236
Publication Date: 9/13/2005
Pages: 360
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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