Langbein, John H.

History of the common law : the development of Anglo-American legal institutions / John H. Langbein, Renâee Lettow Lerner, Bruce P. Smith. - Austin : New York, NY : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business ; Aspen Publishers, c2009. - xxvii, 1141 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 1113-1117) and index.

Criminal procedure and the origins of the jury system -- Civil justice -- Shaping the legal professions: bar, bench, and books -- The transformation of the juries and the reconstruction of criminal and civil justice -- The rise of equity -- The maturation and reform of chancery, and the fusion of law and equity -- Controlling, reviewing, and suppressing juries in England -- Judge/jury relations in America -- Rebuilding criminal procedure : the Marian pretrial and the Altercation trial -- The growth of defensive safeguard -- American criminal justice -- Legal literature -- The reception and recasting of English law -- Legal education -- The legal profession.

9780735562905 (hbk.) 0735562903 (hbk.)

2009015121


Common law--History.
Law--History.--England
Law--History.--United States
Common law.
Derecho angloamericano.
Common law.

K 588 / L271h 2009

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