Advocacy and the making of the adversarial criminal trial 1800-1865 /

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Author / Creator:	Cairns, David J. A. (David John Adams), 1961-
Imprint:	Oxford : Clarendon, 1998.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 215 p.).
Language:	English
Series:	Oxford studies in modern legal history Oxford studies in modern legal history.
Subject:	Adversary system (Law) -- Great Britain -- History. Criminal procedure -- Great Britain -- History. Adversary system (Law) Criminal procedure. Defense (Criminal procedure) Trial practice. Great Britain. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8838355

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ISBN:	9780191682414 (ebook) : No price 0191682411 (ebook) : No price
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	During the first half of the 19th century, the criminal trial changed beyond recognition to attain its modern adversarial form. This book discusses the dynamics of this transformation and, in particular, the role of the Prisoners' Counsel Act 1836.
Other form:	Print version 9780198262848

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