The origins of adversary criminal trial
By: John H. Langbein
Series: Oxford studies in modern legal history; Oxford scholarship online; Oxford studies in modern legal history
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780191718137
Subjects: Adversary system (Law); History
Description: The lawyer-dominated adversary system of criminal trial, which now typifies practice in Anglo-American legal systems, was developed in England in the 18th century. This text shows how and why lawyers were able to capture the trial.
Notes: Originally published: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.