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Book SynopsisMissouri, 2014. Michael Brown, a black teenager, is shot and killed by Darren Wilson, a white police officer. In this gripping and revelatory drama based on interviews from the aftermath of the shooting, Dael Orlandersmith journeys into the heart and soul of modern-day America – confronting the powerful forces of history, race and politics, and embodying the many faces of a community rallying for justice, and a country still yearning for change.

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Book SynopsisIn an era in which the EU's influence in criminal law matters has expanded rapidly, attention has recently turned to the possible creation of a European Public Prosecutor's Office. This two volume work presents the results of a study carried out by a group of European criminal law experts in 2010-2012, with the financial support of the EU Commission, whose aims were to examine in detail current public prosecution systems in the Member States and to scrutinise proposals for a new European office. Volume 1 begins with thorough descriptions of 20 different national legal systems of investigation and prosecution, addressing a range of evidential and procedural safeguards. These will serve as a point of reference for all future research on public prosecutors. Volume 1 also contains a series of cross-cutting studies of the key issues that will inform debates about the creation of a European Public Prosecutor's Office, including studies of vertical cooperation in administrative investigations in subsidy and competition cases, the accession of the EU to the ECHR, judicial control in cooperation in criminal matters, mutual recognition and decentralised enforcement of European competition law. Volume 2 (which will be published in 2013) presents a draft set of model rules for the procedure of the European Public Prosecutor's Office and continues with a set of comparative studies of the national legal systems that cover the gathering of evidence, seizure of assets, arrests, tracking and tracing, prosecution measures, procedural safeguards, the presumption of innocence and the right to silence, access to the file and victim reconciliation. Volume 2 concludes with the final report, written by Professor Ligeti, summarising the findings of the group and reporting on the prospects for the proposed reform.Table of ContentsI. Introduction Katalin Ligeti Part I Presentation of national systems of investigation, prosecution, evidence and procedural safeguards 1. The Austrian system Robert Kert / Andrea Lehner 2. The Belgian system Marie-Aude Beernaert 3. The Danish system Birgit Feldtmann / Sebastian Knop 4. The Dutch system Idlir Peçi 5. The English and Welsh system Tricia Howse 6. The Estonian system Jaan Ginter 7. The Finnish system Teemu Kastula 8. The French system Aurélie Binet-Grosclaude 9. The German system Bernd Hecker 10. The Hungarian system Miklos Hollán 11. The Irish system Andrea Ryan 12. The Italian system Francesca Ruggieri / Stefano Marcolini 13. The Latvian system Kristine Strada-Rozenberga 14. The Lithuanian system / Remigijus Merkevièius Gintaras Švedas 15. The Luxembourgish system Marc Schiltz 16. The Maltese system Stefano Filletti 17. The Polish system Celina Nowak / S³awomir Steinborn 18. The Portuguese system Pedro Caeiro / Miguel João Costa 19. The Romanian system Claudiu Dumitrescu / Augustin Lazãr / Anca Augusta Lazãr / Angela Nicolae 20. The Scottish system Lorna Harris 21. The Slovak system Anna Ondrejová 22. The Slovenian system Primož Gorkiè 23. The Spanish system Lorena Bachmaier 24. The Swedish system Christoffer Wong Part II Issues of interest for the creation of a European Public Prosecutor´s Office i. Federal Criminal Law and the European Public Prosecutor's Office Marta Muñoz de Morales / Adán Nieto Martín / Marianne Wade ii. The system of vertical cooperation in administrative investigations in EU subsidy cases Justyna £acny / Lech Paprzycki / Eleonora Zieliñska iii. The system of vertical and horizontal cooperation in administrative investigations in EU competition cases Martin Böse iv. The material scope of the European Public Prosecutor's Office Rosaria Sicurella v. The interaction between the ECJ and the ECTHR with respect to the protection of procedural safeguards: the accession of the EU to the ECHR. Silvia Allegrezza vi. Judicial control in cooperation in criminal matters. The evolution from judicial cooperation to mutual recognition Anne Weyembergh, Zlata Durdevic vii. Report on the protection of personal data in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters.Stefan Braum / Valentina Covolo viii. Mutual Recognition in the European Law of Civil Procedure Burkhard Hess ix. Decentralised enforcement of European Competition Law: powers, procedures and legal protection Heleen Koggink / Saskia Lavrijssen / Thomas Nauta

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Book SynopsisLinking past and present, John Hostettler conveys the unique nature of the jury, and its central role in the administration of justice — but above all its importance as ‘a thing of the people’ and a barrier to manipulation and abuse of power. The Criminal Jury Old and New will be of interest to practitioners, collectors, students, researchers, libraries, colleges and general readers alike.Trade Review'This book makes a valuable contribution to the subject of the jury and is recommended to any new law student. As for those already qualified, it presents the arguments well. However you may see it from your own personal point of view, are you Prosecution or Defence? The English jury over the centuries is an interesting subject and this book has brought it alive': Internet Law Book Reviews 'This book not only addresses the variation in the form and function of the jury, but also provides an insightful analysis of...criminal procedure and the trial system in general': Scolag Legal Journal 'This book is not only informative but uplifting. By the end one realises that we do not just live in a democracy, but largely thanks to the existence if independently-minded juries, we live in a liberal democracy': Justice of the PeaceTable of ContentsIntroduction; Origin and Early Growth of Jury Trial; Tudor and Stuart Political Control; The Jury in the Interregnum; Juries after the Restoration; Jury Influence at its Zenith - The 18th Century; Criminal Law Reform - The 19th Century; Attacks on the Jury - The 20th Century; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Ouija board jury incident of 1994 is one of the most disconcerting in English legal history, possibly (says the author) 'the nadir of reported juror misbehaviour in the 20th-century'. But, as Professor Jeremy Gans shows, in an era of soundbites it has been distorted by the media whilst even eminent lawyers have sometimes got the story wrong. In this first full-length treatment he emphasises the known facts, the constitutional dilemma of investigating even bizarre jury misbehaviour and how the trial involved one of the most serious murder cases of the decade in which two people were shot in cold blood. Stephen Young's conviction after a re-trial is still claimed to be a miscarriage of justice by some people, as to which Gans puts forward his own ingenious solution. But quite apart from analysing the facts of R v Young, this book is a tour de force on jury misbehaviour in which the author also examines the implications for example of winks and nods, research by jurors, speaking or listening out of turn, going to sleep during the hearing or falling in love with one of the advocates. Amusing at first sight, such events involve deep questions of law, practice and democratic involvement in the Criminal Justice process. Far from being a mere anecdote, the case of the Ouija board jurors, the misconceptions about it and the issues it leads to deserve close study by anyone who is even remotely interested in jury trial. The first full length treatment of an iconic case. Dispels the myths that have built-up around it. Looks at other instances of jury misbehaviour. Shows how the courts and Parliament have wrestled with problems of this kind. A first-rate analysis of a baffling double murder.Trade Review'Gans analyses the case in depth and incorporates many other cases where juror misconduct has also occurred. What I really enjoyed was his ability to consider the situation from a number of hypothetical perspectives to further analyse the conduct of juries and jury members... he highlights a number of the issues which currently still exist in the jury system'-- Academic Traveller; `Very interesting and amusing'-- Ronald Bartle; 'An excellent read - both for the layperson with little or no knowledge of the courtroom and the more experienced professional as it provides a different window through which we see our system'-- Bob Turney; As featured on abc.net.au and in the ABC podcast Jurors Behaving Badly.Table of ContentsForeword. A Juror's Letter; Flash Harry; Only a Game; Iceman; Mansfield's Window; The Horrid Part; Such a Fearful Spectre; Afterword. Index.

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