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The Origins of Reasonable Doubt: Theological Roots of the Criminal Trial
James Q. Whitman
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Paperback. Series: Yale Law Library Series in Legal History and Reference. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: LAF; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
To be convicted of a crime in the United States, a person must be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. But what is reasonable doubt? Even sophisticated legal experts find this fundamental doctrine difficult to explain. In this accessible book, James Q. Whitman digs deep into the history of the law and discovers that we have lost sight of the original purpose of reasonable doubt. It was not originally a legal rule at all, he shows, but a theological one. The rule as we understand it today is ... Read more
To be convicted of a crime in the United States, a person must be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. But what is reasonable doubt? Even sophisticated legal experts find this fundamental doctrine difficult to explain. In this accessible book, James Q. Whitman digs deep into the history of the law and discovers that we have lost sight of the original purpose of reasonable doubt. It was not originally a legal rule at all, he shows, but a theological one. The rule as we understand it today is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Yale Law Library Series in Legal History and Reference
Condition
New
Weight
422g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300219906
SKU
V9780300219906
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About James Q. Whitman
James Q. Whitman is Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law, Yale University, and author of the award-winning book Harsh Justice. He lives in New York City, NY.
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