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Injustice
The History Press 2013; US$ 29.17To a lawyer, injustice is the unfair conduct of a trial. Consequently, a trial can be considered 'fair' even though an innocent man has been convicted, and vice versa. To the person on the street a fair trail is one which results in the guiltly being convicted and the innocent acquitted. In this fascinating book, Brian Harris QC looks into several... more...
Plea Bargaining in National and International Law
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 135.00Plea bargaining is one of the most important and most discussed issues in modern criminal procedure law. Based on historical and comparative legal research, the author has analysed the wide-spread use of plea bargaining in different criminal justice systems. The book sets out in-depth studies of consensual case dispositions in the UK, examining how... more...
The Prosecutor
Marshall Cavendish 2012; US$ 16.40Glenn Knight was Singapores first Director of Commercial Affairs and Deputy Public Prosecutor until his illustrious career of public service came to an abrupt end. This book covers both the personal and professional landscape of this former top crime buster and high-flier, and details the highly publicised cases he handled including the Adrian... more...
Celebrated Claimants
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 2.99A fantastic look at thirty-five different historical figures who have made outrageous claims, including several pretenders to the English throne. more...
Criminal Evidence and Human Rights
Hart Publishing Limited 2012; US$ 40.50Criminal procedure in the common law world is being recast in the image of human rights. These essays explore various aspects of the 'human rights revolution' in criminal evidence and procedure in Australia, Canada, England and Wales, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Ireland, Singapore, Scotland, South Africa and the USA. more...
The Mammoth Book of Famous Trials
Constable & Robinson 2011; US$ 5.82The 35 most famous trials of the 20th century, as recorded by the people who were there including Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Brian Masters, Damon Runyon and other star turns in true crime writing. Among the cases featured: the longest ever US trial, of deadly duo Bianchi and Buono for the Hillside Stranglings of 12 young women; Brady and Hindley... more...
Transnational Torture
NYU Press 2011; US$ 55.00Evidence of torture at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and harsh interrogation techniques at Guantánamo Bay beg the question: has the “war on terror” forced liberal democracies to rethink their policies and laws against torture? Transnational Torture focuses on the legal and political discourses on torture in India and the United States—two... more...
Counter-terrorism and the Detention of Suspected Terrorists
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 135.00In a regional, national and global response to terrorism, the emphasis necessarily lies on preventing the next terrorist act. Yet, with prevention comes prediction: the need to identify and detain those considered likely to engage in a terrorist act in the future. The detention of ?suspected terrorists? is intended, therefore, to thwart a potential... more...
Festschrift für Ruth Rissing-van Saan zum 65. Geburtstag am 25. Januar 2011
De Gruyter 2011; US$ 280.00This commemorative work is dedicated to Ruth Rissing-van Saan, Presiding Judge at the Federal Supreme Court, on the occasion of her 65th birthday. Friends, colleagues and companions have compiled this work in her honor. more...









