Advocacy in Court

2. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-1-85431-458-1
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 288 g

Written with the principal aim of instructing the newcomer to the English Bar, this book includes frequent references to American and Commonweath procedures. It intends not only to teach, but also reveal the ground rules of persuasion which operate throughout modern society.
The book gives information on the basic tools of advocacy - court etiquette, the jury, the client's character, three mandatory rules and some essential aims, speeches for the prosecution, speeches for the defense, judges, note-taking, endlinks and gadgets.
The topic of examination of witnesses follows, covering - questioning, examination in chief, the basic approach to cross-examination, the objectives of cross-examination and re-examination.
The final part of the book deals with trials without a jury, advocacy before the professional courts and advocacy before the non-professional courts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Evans, Keith

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 The basic tools of advocacy: court etiquette; the jury; the client's character; three mandatory rules and some essential aims; speeches for the prosecution; speeches for the defense; judges; note-taking; endlinks and gadgets. Part 2 The examination of witnesses: questioning; examination in chief; the basic approach to cross-examinationm; the objectives of cross-examination; re-examination. Part 3 Trials without a jury: advocacy before the professional courts;
advocacy before the non-professional courts.

Über Autor(innen)

Keith Evans is a member of the English and California Bars and a former head of London chambers. He practises on both sides of the Atlantic and is a highly regarded teacher of trial advocacy.