The Death of the American Trial - Softcover

Burns, Robert P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226081273 ISBN 13: 9780226081274

Verlag: University of Chicago Press, 2011

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Book by Burns Robert P

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"In impassioned prose, Burns argues that the decline of civil and criminal jury trials in the United States is disastrous.... Burns's well-written and well-researched book is for all interested readers." (Library Journal) "A stimulating, impassioned, well-argued defense." (Choice)"

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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 concludes by laying out the catastrophic consequences of losing an institution that so perfectly embodies democratic governance.

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• Verlag: University of Chicago Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0226081273
• ISBN 13: 9780226081274
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 193