Comparative Criminal Procedure: A Casebook Approach (Comparative Law Series)

Thaman, Stephen

ISBN 10: 1594605009 / ISBN 13: 9781594605000

Published by Carolina Academic Press, 2008

Book has little sign of wear or use. Seller Inventory # BVV.1594605009.VG

Synopsis:

"As in the first edition, Thaman presents a topical approach to the subject, focusing on the roles of public prosecutors, police, victims, and defense attorneys in the investigation of criminal cases and trials up through the judgment phase. Thaman uses high court jurisprudence in English translation to elucidate the European approach to important, and often controversial, areas of criminal procedure, and he also links criminal procedure with its roots in substantive criminal law. Thaman looks at the early reactions to crimes committed flagrantly or in secret as the historical roots of modern criminal procedure. The approaches of the old inquisitorial system and the use of torture to solve circumstantial evidence crimes are also presented.The Second Edition retains the basic content and organization of the original edition. It updates the citations to U.S. Supreme Court cases and to important literature which has appeared in the last six years and refers to some new important cases, primarily in footnotes. Stylistic improvements in the text and the translations have been made and glossary entries (including some Russian terms) have been added."

About the Author: Stephen Thaman is a professor of law and Co-Director of the Center for International and Comparative Law at St. Louis University School of Law.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Comparative Criminal Procedure: A Casebook ...
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very_good
Edition: 2nd Edition