03276nam 22006974a 450 991077806080332120200520144314.01-282-23946-597866122394650-226-08128-110.7208/9780226081281(CKB)1000000000773721(EBL)448533(OCoLC)434595767(SSID)ssj0000777140(PQKBManifestationID)12362429(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000777140(PQKBWorkID)10756407(PQKB)10414381(SSID)ssj0000135620(PQKBManifestationID)11954099(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135620(PQKBWorkID)10058186(PQKB)10895704(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122543(MiAaPQ)EBC448533(DE-B1597)524672(DE-B1597)9780226081281(Au-PeEL)EBL448533(CaPaEBR)ebr10317924(CaONFJC)MIL223946(EXLCZ)99100000000077372120080812d2009 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe death of the American trial[electronic resource] /Robert P. BurnsChicago University of Chicago Press20091 online resource (195 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-226-08127-3 0-226-08126-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.TrialsUnited StatesJustice, Administration ofUnited Statestrial, jury, evidence, verdict, judgement, peers, legal system, law, criminal justice, expertise, citizenship, democracy, governance, administration, dissent, activism, politics, angela davis, radical, joe hill, labor organizer, courts, history, testimony, rules of order, caseload, nonfiction, civil, truth, closing argument, opening statement.TrialsJustice, Administration of347.73/7Burns Robert P.1947-1522771MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778060803321The death of the American trial3762649UNINA