A01=Hamid R. Kusha
American Criminal Proceedings
American Model
Author_Hamid R. Kusha
Background
Bill of Rights
Burger Court
Category=LAM
Category=LNF
Civil Law
Common Law
Crime
Criminal Trial
Defendant Rights
Due Process
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Islamic Sacred Law
Legal Tradition
Magna Carta
Misdemeanors
Origins
Socialist Law
U.S. Constitution
Product details
- ISBN 9781576079355
- Weight: 510g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 13 Sep 2004
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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A unique handbook comparing defendant rights in legal traditions around the world in light of fast-changing developments in U.S. law since September 11, 2001, and the USA PATRIOT Act.
Written for the general reader, this book examines the scope of the legal rights granted by the U.S. Constitution to those accused of a crime. Defendant Rights examines the history of the Anglo-American legal tradition and compares and contrasts this with the major international systems of the world.
Of special significance are the book's sections on the development of the British Dooms Law books under the Anglo-Saxon kings, and the Magna Carta's impact on American legal thought. Especially important in today's political climate is the coverage of Islam's sacred text, the Koran, and the role of the Islamic Kadi.
Hamid R. Kusha is associate professor of criminal justice in the Department of Social Sciences at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, TX.
