Burns A Theory of the Trial

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ISBN: 978-1-4008-2337-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Burns, Robert P.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments IX

Introduction 3

I. The Received View of the Trial 10

II. The Trial's Linguistic Practices 34

III. The Trial's Constitutive Rules 73

IV. An Interpretation from One Trial 103

V. The Trial's Most Basic Features and Some Observed Consequences 124

VI. Thinking What We Do 155

VII. The Two Sides of the Trial Event 183

VIII. The Truth of Verdicts 220

Über Autor(innen)

Robert P. Burns is Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law, where he teaches evidence, legal ethics, and procedure. He has practiced law for twenty-five years and has published widely in law journals and reviews.