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The cultural defense / Alison Dundes Renteln.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Renteln, Alison Dundes, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Defense (Criminal procedure)--Sociological aspects.
- Defense (Criminal procedure).
- Actions and defenses--Sociological aspects.
- Actions and defenses.
- Culture and law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (415 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In what ways and to what extent should cultural background be taken into consideration in response to legal problems? The first book-length study of the topic, 'The Cultural Defense' provides a comprehensive overview of the debate surrounding the admissibility of cultural evidence in the courtroom.
- Contents:
- Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Why Culture Matters for Justice; 3 Homicide; 4 Children; 5 Drugs; 6 Animals; 7 Marriage; 8 Attire; 9 The Dead; 10 The Cultural Defense in Theory and Practice; 11 The Right to Culture; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2004.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-390) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 9780197718841
- 0197718841
- 9780190288464
- 0190288469
- 9780195154030
- 0195154037
- 9781280502095
- 1280502096
- 9780198035039
- 0198035039
- 9781433700200
- 1433700204
- OCLC:
- 191036840
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