Why Our System of Criminal Trials Has Become an Expensive Failure and Wh
A study of the US criminal-justice system which argues that it places far too great an emphasis on winning and not nearly enough on truth. The author focuses on ways in which lawyers are permitted to dominate trials, the system's preference for weak judges, and the absurdities of plea bargaining.
Why Our System of Criminal Trials Has Become an Expensive Failure and Wh
A study of the US criminal-justice system which argues that it places far too great an emphasis on winning and not nearly enough on truth. The author focuses on ways in which lawyers are permitted to dominate trials, the system's preference for weak judges, and the absurdities of plea bargaining.
The Seventh Amendment and Anglo-American Special Juries
Examines the English civil jury practices in the late eighteenth century, including how judges determined one's right to trial by jury and who composed the jury. This book also considers the extensive historical use of a variety of special juries, such as juries of merchants for commercial cases and juries of women for claims of pregnancy.
This new Council Policy Initiative thoroughly examines three options for U.S. policy: endorse the ICC, reject the ICC, or work with the ICC as a nonparty while seeking to resolve U.S. objections to the treaty.
Takes into account not only the famous (or infamous, depending on the reader's point of view) judicial decision on the Presidency, but a myriad of others as well in which the US Supreme Court has considered the constitutionality of a range of issues involving voting and elections, representation, and political participation.
The International Crimes of a Former Head of State
This book recounts the trial of Hissein Habre, the former Head of State of Chad accused of committing international crimes during his presidency, and examines the impact and significance of the trial.
This book examines the rich detail underlying the powers and limits of Supreme Court decision-making, from the heady days of John Marshall through the closure of the Rehnquist era. The book investigates several enabling clauses and several limitations imposed through rules of justiciability.
Judging Equality from Baker v. Carr to Bush v. Gore
In the wake of the 2000 Florida election controversy, many Americans have questioned how the Supreme Court should decide election law disputes. Presenting a study of the issue, this book rethinks the Supreme Court's role in regulating elections. It shows that it should leave contested questions of political equality to the political process.
Judging Equality from Baker v. Carr to Bush v. Gore
In the wake of the 2000 Florida election controversy, many Americans have questioned whether and how the Supreme Court should decide election law disputes. In this comprehensive study of the issue Richard L. Hasen rethinks the Supreme Court's role in regulating elections.
