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Language: en
Pages: 378
Authors: John H. Langbein
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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The lawyer-dominated adversary system of criminal trial, which now typifies practice in Anglo-American legal systems, was developed in England in the 18th centu
History of the Common Law
Language: en
Pages: 1310
Authors: John H. Langbein
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-08-14 - Publisher: Aspen Publishing

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This introductory text explores the historical origins of the main legal institutions that came to characterize the Anglo-American legal tradition, and to disti
Judge Without Jury
Language: en
Pages: 322
Authors: John Jackson
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995 - Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

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Cases connected with the troubles in Northern Ireland have been tried by a judge sitting without a jury in `Diplock Courts'. Given the symbolic importance of th
The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination
Language: en
Pages: 336
Authors: R. H. Helmholz
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997-06-08 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Language: en
Pages: 216
Authors: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: American Bar Association

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions lo