Adversarial case-making [[electronic resource] ] : an ethnography of English Crown Court procedure / / by Thomas Scheffer
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| Autore: |
Scheffer Thomas
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| Titolo: |
Adversarial case-making [[electronic resource] ] : an ethnography of English Crown Court procedure / / by Thomas Scheffer
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| Pubblicazione: | Danvers, MA, : Brill, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 347.42/05 |
| Soggetto topico: | Criminal courts - Social aspects - England |
| Criminal procedure - Social aspects - England | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Preliminary Material / T. Scheffer -- I. A Case Of Assault: The Rise And Fall Of An Alibi / T. Scheffer -- II. Framing Law-In-Action / T. Scheffer -- III. A Case Of Indecent Assault: Fitting Sleep-Walking Expertise In / T. Scheffer -- IV. File-Work And Procedural Care / T. Scheffer -- V. A Case Of Wounding With Intent: The Barrister’s Day In Court / T. Scheffer -- VI. Procedural Resources And Procedural Infrastructure / T. Scheffer -- VII. A Case Of Murder: No Regret! / T. Scheffer -- VIII. The Case In The Case-System / T. Scheffer -- Conclusion: The Micro-Foundations Of Adversarialism / T. Scheffer -- References / T. Scheffer -- Index / T. Scheffer. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Cases are not objects at hand for legal decision-making; cases are not echoes from a past crime. Cases are, first of all, made within compound discourse apparatus, here the English Crown Court and the procedure/s attached to it. This book reveals the legal production of cases including their relevant features. The socio-legal ethnography visits the natural sites of adversarial case-making: law firms, barristers’ chambers, and Crown Courts. It examines the role and dynamics of client-lawyer meetings, pre-trial hearings, plea bargaining sessions, and jury trials. It focuses on the lawyers’ case-making activities, their procedural contexts, and the resulting cases. As an ethnographic discourse study, the book develops a trans-sequential perspective on the interrelated events and processes of case-making – and by doing so, overcomes the shortcomings of talk-bias and text-bias. The trans-sequential approach pays out in detailed case studies on an alibi, on guilt, or the barrister’s notes; it pays out as well in cross-case studies dealing with legal care, procedural infrastructure, or the case system in the common law tradition. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Adversarial case-making |
| ISBN: | 1-282-78711-X |
| 9786612787119 | |
| 90-04-18750-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910459168403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
International studies in sociology and social anthropology.