Langbein, John H.

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

Includes bibliographical references 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.

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