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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810256903321

Autore

Renteln Alison Dundes

Titolo

The cultural defense [[electronic resource] /] / Alison Dundes Renteln

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004

ISBN

0-19-771884-1

0-19-028846-9

0-19-515403-7

1-280-50209-6

0-19-803503-9

1-4337-0020-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (415 p.)

Disciplina

345.73/05044

Soggetti

Defense (Criminal procedure) - Sociological aspects

Actions and defenses - Sociological aspects

Culture and law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-390) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.