| Description |
xxvii, 1141 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The English common law: medieval origins: Ch. 1. Criminal procedure and the origins of the jury system -- Ch. 2. Civil justice -- Ch. 3. Shaping the legal professions: bar, bench, and books. Pt. II. The second English legal system: Ch. 4. The transformation of the juries and the reconstruction of criminal and civil justice -- Ch. 5. The rise of equity -- Ch. 6. The maturation and reform of chancery, and the fusion of law and equity. Pt. III. Reshaping the jury: Ch. 7. Controlling, reviewing, and suppressing juries in England -- Ch. 8. Judge/jury relations in America. Pt. IV. Criminal justice: Ch. 9. Rebuilding criminal procedure: the Marian pretrial and the Altercation trial -- Ch. 10. The growth of defensive safeguard -- Ch. 11. American criminal justice. Pt. V. American initiatives in the common law: Ch. 12. Legal literature -- Ch. 13. The reception and recasting of English law -- Ch. 14. Legal education -- Ch. 15. The legal profession |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Common law -- History.
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Law -- England -- History.
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Law -- United States -- History.
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Common law.
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| Author |
Lerner, Renée Lettow.
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Smith, Bruce P. (Bruce Philip), 1964-
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| LC no. |
2009015121 |
| ISBN |
9780735562905 |
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0735562903 |
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