Legal systems: courts and procedures

Illuminates the unwritten ideas that underlie our deepest debates about the written Constitution.

Through an extended analysis of Supreme Court decisions involving limits on protected rights, Hiebert explores the issues surrounding judicial review.

This book addresses the myriad controversies and examines the evidence regarding capital punishment in America.

A 2011 collection of comparative insights on four major themes relating to the workings of the judiciary in six democracies.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has often been characterised both as a motor of integration and a judicial law-maker.

Presidents and their Justices offers an innovative look at the relationship between a president and the Supreme Court justices they appoint.

Coroners' Courts follows the coroner's investigation of a death from initial report to the inquest conclusion and subsequent issues including prevention of future deaths reports.

The American legal system is experiencing a period of extreme stress, if not crisis, as it seems to be losing its legitimacy with at least some segments of its constituency.

Cost-effective methods for improving crime control in AmericaSince the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the United States has multiplied fivefold, to one prisoner for every hundred adults-a rate unprecedented in American history and unmatched anywhere in the world.

The Judge as Political Theorist examines opinions by constitutional courts in liberal democracies to better understand the logic and nature of constitutional review.

Crime Reconstruction is a guide to the interpretation of physical evidence.

The proliferation of chemical substances in commerce poses scientific and philosophical problems.

Innovations in Evidence and Proof brings together fifteen leading scholars and experienced law teachers based in Australia, Canada, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, the USA and England and Wales to explore and debate the latest developments in Evidence and Proof scholarship.

When David Souter was nominated by President Bush to the Supreme Court, he cited John Marshall Harlan as his model.

Explains when, why, and how citizens try to limit the Supreme Court''s independence and power-- and why it matters.

Every year a quarter of a million people are selected at random from the electoral register for jury service.

This book addresses the myriad controversies and examines the evidence regarding capital punishment in America.

The spy business often results in a sudden exchange of the dark shadows of the clandestine back room for the bright lights of the open courtroom.

A groundbreaking new study based on extensive and original data that examines court policies and proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic to uncover the realities of power, procedure, and reform in state civil courts.

Coronial Law is an area that attracts great public scrutiny, reflected in the recent establishment of the office of the Chief Coroner, and the number of Judges of the High Court and the Court of Appeal made deputy assistant coroners to particularly sensitive inquests.

Are you concerned about promoting transparency whilst protecting the privacy of vulnerable clients?

The onset of the 2004 EU enlargement witnessed a number of predictions being made about the approaches, capacity and ability of Central European judges who were soon to join the Union.

The privilege against self-incrimination is often represented in the case law of England and Wales as a principle of fundamental importance in the law of criminal procedure and evidence.

The book examines obiter dicta and dissenting opinions as aspects of judicial decision-making.

Dieses anwenderorientierte Buch gibt einen Überblick über die Theorie und Praxis audiovisueller Vernehmung (AVVs).

Analyzes courts in fourteen selected Asian jurisdictions to provide the most up-to-date and comprehensive interdisciplinary book available.

What role should the Senate play in the selection and confirmation of judges?

An insightful account of the international court''s efforts to make sense of African conflicts in completing its first three trials.

Presidents and their Justices offers an innovative look at the relationship between a president and the Supreme Court justices they appoint.

Explains when, why, and how citizens try to limit the Supreme Court''s independence and power-- and why it matters.

This book examines the relationship among the US Supreme Court, Congress, and the public.

Allyson May chronicles the history of the English criminal trial and the development of a criminal bar in London between 1750 and 1850.

Key Facts is the essential revision series for anyone studying law, including LLB, ILEX and post-graduate conversion courses.

This collection marks the 150th anniversary of the Technology and Construction Court by presenting insights into its history and impact.

America's Prophets: How Judicial Activism Makes America Great fills a major void in the popular literature by providing a thorough definition and historical account of judicial activism and by arguing that it is a method of prophetic adjudication which is essential to preserving American values.

This book explores critical issues about how courts engage with questions of fact in public law adjudication.

Writing in the sixth edition of this Handbook, author Michael Fordham described his ambition when writing the first edition (and indeed all subsequent editions) of this book as "e;to read as many judicial review cases as I could and to try to extract, classify and present illustrations and statements of principle"e;.

United States Attorneys (USAs), the chief federal prosecutors in each judicial district, are key in determining how the federal government uses coercive force against its citizens.

Each year the public, media, and government wait in anticipation for the Supreme Court to announce major decisions.

Since the Court Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and the creation of the All Scotland Personal Injury Court, Scotland's sheriff courts now deals with all cases worth up to 100,000, covering cases ranging from debt and bankruptcy, to child welfare and anti-social behaviour.

This book examines access to justice in summary criminal proceedings by considering the ability of defendants to play an active and effective role in the process.

The Court of Justice has delivered an extensive body of caselaw concerning the obligation of domestic courts to provide effective judicial protection to claimants relying upon Community law rights - including such landmark judgments as Factortame and Francovich.

Containing 40 visually coded maps of the fifty states, this book offers an unprecedented look at America's diverse legal landscape.

This book advances an integrated model of Supreme Court decision making that incorporates variables from the models of Supreme Court decision making.