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

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, t...

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Main Author: Burns, Robert P., 1947-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2009.
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