Why Our System of Criminal Trials Has Become an Expensive Failure and What We Need to Do to Rebuild It
A study of the US criminal-justice system which argues that it places far too great an emphasis on winning and not nearly enough on truth. The author focuses on ways in which lawyers are permitted to dominate trials, the system's preference for weak judges, and the absurdities of plea bargaining.
Twenty Five Years of Supreme Court Decisions on Race and Remedies
This text provides a comprehensive chronicle of the evolution of the Supreme Court's involvement with the racial affirmative action issue. Each Supreme Court affirmative action decision is examined, showing how the controversy has persisted from the 1970s.
Television in a courtroom is clearly a two-edged sword, both invasive and informative. Bringing a trial to the widest possible audience creates pressures and temptations for all participants. In this book the author argues convincingly that society gains much more than it loses when trials are open to public scrutiny and discussion.
A study of how rape stereotypes are used by defence lawyers to gain acquittals in the USA. The author also presents reform proposals, consistent with feminist theories of justice, designed to improve both the American adversary system in general and the way in which the system handles rape cases.
Over 500 Answers to Questions About Our Legal System
From learning the basic definition of a law to understanding how a case reaches the Supreme Court, this essential reference tool provides over 500 questions and accessible answers on the complex subject of the U.S. court system.''''Whether used by a citizen inquiring about jury duty or a student needing to grasp the intricacies of types of laws, CQ's Desk Reference on American Courts provides the answers on such topics as:'' ''Explanations of the judicial process and procedures.''''State and federal court institutions.''''Definitions, concepts, and terms.''''Discussions of important cases and interesting firsts.''''
Why Our System of Criminal Trials Has Become an Expensive Failure and What We Need to Do to Rebuild It
A study of the US criminal-justice system which argues that it places far too great an emphasis on winning and not nearly enough on truth. The author focuses on ways in which lawyers are permitted to dominate trials, the system's preference for weak judges, and the absurdities of plea bargaining.
Chief Justice John Marshall was among the major figures of American law, and widely regarded as the father of the Supreme Court. This is a study of the pre-Marshall Supreme Court and its justices, with a view to offering a better understanding of the origins of American constitutionalism.
Discusses press coverage of sensational trials, conflicts between freedom of the press and the right to a fair and public trial, the use of cameras in the courts, and the impact of television on trials.
In Russia, as the confrontation over the constitutional distribution of authority raged, Boris Yeltsin's economic program regularly wended its way in and out of the Constitutional Court until Yeltsin finally suspended that court in the aftermath of his clash with the hard-line parliament. In Europe, French and German legislators and executives ......
