justice, administration of

Discusses women who participated in litigation and the legal process during sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England, describing the rights of women under different jurisdictions and how female litigants used the law, and examining the language and tactics women used to plead within a national equity court.

Examines the ineffectual justice systems in Yugoslavia, the Republic of Sierra Leone, Rwanda, the Sudan, and Uganda; where rulings from the International Criminal Court have caused additional hardships for the people they intended to aid.

Introduces readers to controversies in the law, presenting arguments from legal scholars, judges, and commentators.

The fairness and effectiveness of the American legal system is a popular topic of debate. In this volume, the authors evaluate the state of the civil justice system, problems with the jury system, whether American criminal justice is fair, and the role of the media in the legal system.

Examines ten of the most famous criminal cases in history, juxtaposing two at a time to show that similar cases may result in different verdicts. The reader is asked to guess each verdict before it is revealed.

Describes the legal system and relates the experiences of two teenagers in trouble with the law, one of whom is tried as a juvenile, and one, as an adult.

Defines juvenile crime and its causes and discusses both punishment and prevention.

Contains ten short fiction stories based upon some of history's best-known legal cases involving African-Americans.

Presents ninety actual courtroom cases where the reader can try to match the real-life court decision.

The jury is the heart of our system of justice, and places great power in the hands of citizens. This book shows the history of the jury and how the dilemma surrounding juries and justice today originated.