The life of the law : the people and cases that have shaped our society, from King Alfred to Rodney King
History
ix, 278 pages ; 21 cm
9780195122398, 0195122399
38024205
Nationalizing English justice (late ninth century)
The rule of law (1215)
The bar is born (1291)
Binding precedent (1454)
Man against the state (1535)
The right to confront accusers (1603)
Judicial review (1610)
The death of a scapegoat (1641)
The privilege against self-incrimination (1649)
Freedom of the press (1735)
Unreasonable searches and seizures (1761-65)
The bill of rights (1791)
Constructive treason (1807)
Equality as law (1853)
Unreasonable searches and seizures, continued (1886)
The right of privacy (1890)
Nationalizing American justice (1913-23)
The right to counsel (1942)
Equality as law, continued (1954)
Freedom of the press, continued (1964)
Trial by jury (1993)
Originally published: New York : Crown Publishers, ©1996