Bargaining in the Criminal Justice Systems of the United States and Germany

Bargaining in the Criminal Justice Systems of the United States and Germany
Author: Susanne Kobor
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2008
Genre: Plea bargaining
ISBN: 9783631565070

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The book compares the bargaining practice in the United States and Germany, it displays differences and similarities, also taking historical as well as legal and cultural aspects into consideration. The author shows that bargaining in both countries is highly influenced by the respective legal systems - common and civil law. The study also pays attention to current developments, changes and proposed legislation.

Plea Bargaining Across Borders

Plea Bargaining Across Borders
Author: Jenia I. Turner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2009
Genre: Law
ISBN:

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Traditions of plea bargaining : the United States -- Informal bargaining : Germany -- Introducing plea bargaining as part of comprehensive legal reform : Russia and Bulgaria -- Alternatives to plea bargaining : China and Japan -- Plea bargaining at international criminal courts

Plea Bargaining in National and International Law

Plea Bargaining in National and International Law
Author: Regina Rauxloh
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2012
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0415597862

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The book sets out in-depth studies of consensual case dispositions in the UK, examining how plea bargaining has developed and spread in England and Wales. It also goes on to discusses in detail the problems that this practise poses for the rule of law by avoiding procedural safe-guards. The book draws on empirical research in its examination of the absence of informal settlements in the former GDR, offering a unique insight into criminal procedure in a socialist legal system that has been little studied.

Betrayal of Due Process

Betrayal of Due Process
Author: Hedieh Nasheri
Publisher: University Press of America
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1998
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780761811091

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Betrayal of Due Process is a landmark study of the criminal justice systems of two common-law nations, the United States and Canada. By focusing on plea bargaining, which is one of the most dominant practices in the criminal justice system of both countries, Nasheri makes a historical comparison of guilty plea practices and ideologies. She draws on historical, criminological, sociological, and political perspectives to construct her argument. Because plea bargaining is a crucial part of the criminal justice system yet has received little scholarly attention, this much-needed book fills a wide gap in legal scholarship.

Core Concepts in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice

Core Concepts in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
Author: Kai Ambos
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 507
Release: 2020-01-16
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1108483399

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A comparative and collaborative study of the foundational principles and concepts that underpin different domestic systems of criminal law.

Comparative Criminal Procedure

Comparative Criminal Procedure
Author: Jacqueline E. Ross
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 568
Release: 2016-06-24
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1781007195

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This Handbook presents innovative research that compares different criminal procedure systems by focusing on the mechanisms by which legal systems seek to avoid error, protect rights, ground their legitimacy, expand lay participation in the criminal process and develop alternatives to criminal trials, such as plea bargaining, as well as alternatives to the criminal process as a whole, such as intelligence operations. The criminal procedures examined in this book include those of the United States, Germany, France, Spain, Russia, India, Latin America, Taiwan and Japan, among others.

Public Prosecutors in the United States and Europe

Public Prosecutors in the United States and Europe
Author: Gwladys Gilliéron
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2014-04-14
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3319045040

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This research examines the role of prosecutors within the United States and in Switzerland and is completed by an overview of the prosecution institutions in France and Germany. The research recognizes that despite seemingly very different legal traditions and structures, prosecutors in these systems are similar enough that each system might learn from the others. Drawing upon the experiences of other nations, this research proposes solutions to the problems identified in connection with the position and powers of public prosecutors in the United States. Furthermore, it outlines the problems related to the increase of prosecutorial power and the lessons the European criminal justice systems surveyed can draw from the experience in the US. In terms of methodology, this research not only considers formal legal provisions but also systematic structural factors, academic literature and statistics revealing how the law and governing principles actually work in practice.

The Collapse of American Criminal Justice

The Collapse of American Criminal Justice
Author: William J. Stuntz
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2011-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0674051750

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Rule of law has vanished in America’s criminal justice system. Prosecutors decide whom to punish; most accused never face a jury; policing is inconsistent; plea bargaining is rampant; and draconian sentencing fills prisons with mostly minority defendants. A leading criminal law scholar looks to history for the roots of these problems—and solutions.

International Criminal Procedure

International Criminal Procedure
Author: Linda Carter
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0857939580

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'International Criminal Procedure, edited by two insiders to international criminal proceedings, Professor Linda Carter and Professor Fausto Pocar, a judge at the ICTY and a former President of this Tribunal, is a coherently organized, well-researched, very informative and not the least elegantly-written contribution to a young and rapidly developing legal sub-discipline. The book provides its reader with a highly accessible and up-to date introduction into key elements of international criminal procedure as well as with critical commentary and rich inspiration for improvements of current practices.' – Claus Kreß LL.M. (Cantab.), University of Cologne, Germany and Institute for International Peace and Security Law 'This book addresses compelling issues that have come before international criminal tribunals. They include the self-representation of accused persons, plea bargaining and victim participation. It usefully approaches all of the issues and problems from a comparative law perspective. This excellent and accessible work is essential reading for practitioners, faculty and students of international criminal law.' – Richard Goldstone, Retired Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and for Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda The emergence of international criminal courts, beginning with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and including the International Criminal Court, has also brought an evolving international criminal procedure. In this book, the authors examine selected issues that reflect a blending of, or choice between, civil law and common law models of procedure. The issues include background on civil law and common law legal systems; plea bargaining; witness proofing; written and oral evidence; self-representation and the use of assigned, standby, and amicus counsel; the role of victims; and the right to appeal. International Criminal Procedure will appeal to academics, students, researchers, lawyers and judges working in the field of international criminal law.