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The Articulate Advocateby Brian K. Johnson; Marsha Hunter
Crown King Books 2009; US$ 12.99Unlike other trial advocacy books that teach what to say and do in the courtroom, this reference teaches how to say and do it. Based on 25 years of experience from coaching practitioners, this handbook reveals techniquesincorporating cutting-edge discoveries in linguistics, neuroscience, and sports psychologyto help litigators look, sound, and feel natural and polished in the courtroom. Questions that lawyers face daily, such as What do I do with my hands? Aren’t gestures distracting? How do I remember everything? and I tend to talk so fasthow can I slow down? are among the questions addressed in this handbook. more...
Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Juryby Michael S Lief; H. Mitchell Caldwell; Ben Bycel
Simon & Schuster 1999; US$ 14.99Until now, only the twelve jurors who sat in judgment were able to appreciate these virtuoso performances, where weeks of testimony were boiled down and presented with flair, wit, and high drama. For five years the authors researched every archive from those of the L.A. Times to the dusty stacks of the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and readers can now lose themselves in the summations of America's finest litigators. Clarence Darrow saves Leopold and Loeb from the gallows in the Roaring Twenties. Gerry Spence takes on the nuclear power industry for the death of Karen Silkwood in a modern-day David and Goliath struggle. Vincent Bugliosi squares off against the madness of Charles Manson and his murderous "family" in the aftermath... more...
Unspeakable Truthsby Priscilla Hayner
Routledge 2001; US$ 49.95This book is a profound exploration of truth commissions around the world, and the anguish, injustice, and the legacy of hate they are meant to absolve. Case studies include South Africa, El Salvador, Argentina, Chile, and Guatemala. more...
Social Work and the Courtsby Daniel Pollack
Brunner-Routledge 2003; US$ 29.95Social Work and the Courts is a collection of important and cutting-edge court decisions in the field of human services. Pollack presents an array of legal cases in everyday language, with clear explanation of the facts and issues, and in-depth more...
Studies in the Assessment of Parentingby Peter Reder; Sylvia Duncan; Claire Lucey
Brunner-Routledge 2003; US$ 37.50This volume brings together acknowledged experts who consider difficult questions that can arise during family proceedings, and respond with practical approaches for dealing with these demanding and complex issues. more...
Colombian Criminal Justice in Crisisby Dr Elvira Marí Restrepo; a; Richard Clogg
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2001; US$ 130.00Most people believe that criminal justice in Colombia is rife with impunity and corruption. Elvira María Restrepo delves beneath such beliefs to reveal a system driven at a fundamental level by fear and distrust from outside the system itself. With the present difficulties in the country tantamount to a state of irregular war, the judiciary is in crisis. It has to contribute to the construction of peace and the reconstruction of trust, or perish. more...
Restitutionary Rights to Share in Damagesby Simone Degeling
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 51.00Degeling explains the phenomenon of shared damages by which a stranger to litigation is entitled to participate in the claimant's damages. Core examples are the carer of a victim of tort who shares in the victim's damages and the indemnity insurer which participates in the damages won by the insured. This will interest restitution and obligations lawyers, and tort and insurance lawyers, both academic and practitioner. more...
The Judicial Application of Human Rights Lawby Nihal Jayawickrama
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 236.00Jayawickrama explores the judicial interpretation of human rights law, incorporating case law from over eighty countries, and the UN, European, and Inter-American human rights monitoring systems. A definitive compendium essential for legal practitioners, government and non-governmental officials, academics and students of constitutional law and the international law of human rights. more...
Crime, Gender and Social Order in Early Modern Englandby Garthine Walker; Anthony Fletcher; John Guy; John Morrill
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 37.00This is the first study of how masculinity and femininity informed criminal behaviour and the treatment of men and women before the courts of early modern England. It shows that women were not treated leniently by the courts, and casts fresh light on the complexities of everyday life. more...
Public Reaction to Supreme Court Decisionsby Valerie J. Hoekstra
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 22.00In The Supreme Court and Local Public Opinion, Valerie Hoekstra examines public reaction to Supreme Court decisions. Using data from survey research, she finds extensive media coverage, high levels of knowledge about the cases, and that people changed how they felt about the Supreme Court in response to its decisions. more...









