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" The death of the American trial / "
Robert P. Burns.
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BL
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1008352
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b762722
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Burns, Robert P.,1947-
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The death of the American trial /\ Robert P. Burns.
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (183 pages)
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0226081281
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: 1282239465
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: 9780226081281
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: 9781282239463
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0226081265
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9780226081267
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Inside the contemporary trial -- Historical notes on the trial's importance -- The fundamental tensions the trial defines -- Decline and criticism -- The meanings of the trial's death.
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In The Death of the American Trial, distinguished legal scholar Robert P. Burns makes an impassioned case for reversing the rapid decline of the trial before we lose one of our public culture's greatest achievements. As a practice that is adapted for modern times yet rooted in ancient wisdom, the trial is uniquely suited to balance the tensions-between idealism and realism, experts and citizens, contextual judgment and reliance on rules-that define American culture. Arguing that many observers make a grave mistake by taking a complacent or even positive view of the trial's demise, Burns conclu.
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Justice, Administration of-- United States.
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Trials-- United States.
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Justice, Administration of.
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LAW-- Civil Procedure.
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LAW-- Legal Services.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- Judicial Branch.
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Prozess
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Strafverfolgung
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Trials.
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United States.
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USA.
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347.73/7
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KF8910.B869 2009eb
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