JUDICIAL PROCESS - AN INTRODUCTORY ANALYSIS OF THE COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES, ENGLAND AND FRANCE. 3D ED.

• NCJ Number: 19653
• Author(s): H J ABRAHAM
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 555 pages
• Sale Source: Oxford University Press, Inc
• Publication Type: Bibliography
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A SELECTIVE COMPARATIVE INTRODUCTION OF THE JUDICIAL PROCESS, WHICH ANALYZES AND EVALUATES THE MAIN INSTITUTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS AFFECTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE UNDER LAW.

Abstract

THE NATURE OF LAW IN ITS PRESENT FORMS IS FIRST DISCUSSED. INCLUDED IN THIS DISCUSSION IS A SECTION ON LEGAL DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS, AND A REVIEW OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STATUTORY AND COMMON LAW. THE STAFFING OF THE COURTS IS CONSIDERED IN RELATION TO SELECTION, TENURE, QUALIFICATIONS, AND MOTIVES. THE VARIOUS TYPES OF COURTS, COURTROOM PROCEDURE, JURIES, AND JURY SELECTION ARE EXAMINED AS WELL. THE UNITED STATES COURT SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED, AND THE FUNCTIONS AND JURISDICTION OF THE STATE COURTS, FEDERAL COURTS, AND THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT ARE IDENTIFIED. FOLLOWING THIS DISCUSSION, THE COURT SYSTEMS OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND THE SOVIET UNION ARE OUTLINED. SECTIONS ON JUDICIAL REVIEW AND THE CONTROVERSY AND LIMITATIONS INVOLVED IN JUDICIAL REVIEW ARE ALSO PROVIDED. FOUR SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHIES ARE INCLUDED, DEALING WITH 1) WORKS IN GENERAL ON AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, 2) BIOGRAPHIES AND AUTOGIOGRAPHIES OF AND BY JUSTICES OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT, 3) COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, AND 4) CIVIL LIBERTIES. A GENERAL SUBJECT INDEX, NAME INDEX, AND COURT CASE INDEX ARE PROVIDED AS WELL.