A collective overview of contemporary developments affecting court organization and judicial procedures. America has a long history of sensationalized trials and infamous lawyers and judges, but what is the truth about how our system of jurisprudence really works? Courts and Trials: A Reference Handbook makes the subject accessible by presenting an overview of the organization of courts and procedures used in criminal and civil cases, with special emphasis on contemporary developments. The book analyzes specific issues: methods of selecting judges, the capacity of citizen-jurors to make appropriate decisions, cameras in the courtroom, "three strikes" laws, and the prosecution of juveniles as adults. The discussions illuminate competing perspectives on controversies that influence new initiatives and reforms affecting courts and their operations. Covers key historical people and events throughout U.S. jurisprudence history Documents and tables include excerpts from relevant constitutional provisions, statutes, and judicial opinions; tables include statistics on court organization in different states and in other countries
| ISBN: | 9781576079331 |
| Publication date: | 25th February 2003 |
| Author: | Christopher Smith |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 263 pages |
| Series: | Contemporary World Issues |
| Genres: |
Jurisprudence and general issues Legal systems: courts and procedures Reference works |
A collective overview of contemporary developments affecting court organization and judicial procedures. America has a long history of sensationalized trials and infamous lawyers and judges, but what is the truth about how our system of jurisprudence really works? Courts and Trials: A Reference Handbook makes the subject accessible by presenting an overview of the organization of courts and procedures used in criminal and civil cases, with special emphasis on contemporary developments. The book analyzes specific issues: methods of selecting judges, the capacity of citizen-jurors to make appropriate decisions, cameras in the courtroom, "three strikes" laws, and the prosecution of juveniles as adults. The discussions illuminate competing perspectives on controversies that influence new initiatives and reforms affecting courts and their operations. Covers key historical people and events throughout U.S. jurisprudence history Documents and tables include excerpts from relevant constitutional provisions, statutes, and judicial opinions; tables include statistics on court organization in different states and in other countries
Courts and Trials features in the following genres: Jurisprudence and general issues, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Reference works
Courts and Trials is available in Hardback
Courts and Trials was written by Christopher Smith and published by ABC-CLIO an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Courts and Trials has 263 pages
Yes it is part of Contemporary World Issues series