As riveting as a courtroom, this book brings readers right into the jury box with its gripping account of 100 important legal battles. With real-life drama, it sets the stage for each case, presents the details, discloses the verdict and analyzes the impact of the action. 90 photos.
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"The very concept of what constitutes a trial--much less a fair trial--differs radically from one society to another... Yet there is a common denominator among all the trials in these pages... Each trial, however rigged, venal, or tyrannical, was intended to provide a cloak of legitimacy for the punishment of a real or imagined infraction of the rules of the contemporary social order." Religious movements, ideological clashes, revolutions, wars, nationalist uprisings, decolonization, and changing social mores have all generated famous trials, the consequences of which are still felt. Edward Knappman, author of the excellent Great American Trials, has selected 100 important trials from around the world (two-thirds of which are from the 20th century). For each trial there's a box summarizing the dramatis personae, location, date(s), verdict(s), sentences(s), and historical/legal significance, followed by an engaging narrative with photos, quotations from transcripts, and suggestions for further reading. Also included are four tables of contents (chronological, alphabetical, by subject, and by country) and an extensive index.
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good for overall trial picture & circumstances of the trials,
This review is from: Great World Trials (Paperback)
This book spends a good deal of time introducing the background of the trial, and in my opinion does a good job of providing a bird's eye-view of the trial, but does not get into specific legal arguments in detail, if that's what you're looking for. Perhaps, the transgressions of the accused are obvious to many people, but I'd still like to know what they were charged with.Overall, I found it somewhat informative, and it lists all the people involved in the case. Also provides a good variety of trials, ranging from that of Socrates to the current period. I'd recommend this if one's not looking for book going into great (legal) depth of the trial and its circumstances, especially if you're looking for something that's more like a light read with lots of info!
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- A Question of Evidence: The Casebook of Great Forensic Controversies, from Napoleon to O.J. by Colin Evans in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Terrorism and the Law: Bringing Terrorists to Justice by Peter Latham; Patricia Latham on page 114
- Subject Encyclopedias: User Guide, Review Citations, and Keyword Index, Part 1 by Allan Mirwis on page 59
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