The death of the American trial / Robert P. Burns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burns, Robert P., 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trials--United States.

Trials.

Justice, Administration of--United States.

Justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In The Death of the American Trial, distinguished legal scholar Robert P. Burns makes an impassioned case for reversing the rapid decline of the trial before we lose one of our public culture's greatest achievements. As a practice that is adapted for modern times yet rooted in ancient wisdom, the trial is uniquely suited to balance the tensions-between idealism and realism, experts and citizens, contextual judgment and reliance on rules-that define American culture. Arguing that many observers make a grave mistake by taking a complacent or even positive view of the trial's demise, Burns concludes by laying out the catastrophic consequences of losing an institution that so perfectly embodies democratic governance.

Contents:

Inside the contemporary trial

Historical notes on the trial's importance

The fundamental tensions the trial defines

Decline and criticism

The meanings of the trial's death.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612239465

9781282239463

1282239465

9780226081281

0226081281

OCLC:

434595767