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The Trial: A History from Socrates to O.J. Simpson
by: Sadakat Kadri
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 900
EAN: 9780007111213
ISBN: 0007111215
Label: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: April 04, 2005
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Studio: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Sales Rank: 429640

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A Trial?
How to do justice to this book. Firstly the positives. The author has a talented knack of setting the scene & capturing the essences for some of the most (in)famous trials in history. Mr. Kadri encapsulates the drama & dialogue, them crams them into a succinct account. I was especially impressed by his report of the Salem Witch trials and that of Walter Raleigh. The author does not indulge in judicial linguistics and `The Trial' is a model of well written prose.
However, the case for the prosecution is as follows.
His section on Greek law and justice seems sparse. He devotes a good portion of it to the abnormal trial of Socrates, which showed the extreme working of the Athenian legal system. There are no mentions of the ... Read More:


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A positive verdict
Mr Kadri's book is excellent. He focuses on people's desire to punish wrongdoers, but the balancing fear of making a mistake. Amazingly, for much of history, very little weight was put on the evidence of witnesses. The trial of Walter Raleigh gave birth to a turning point in that regard - though not in time to save his life. Kadri's accounts of witch trials, war-crimes trials and Stalinist show-trials are all well researched and very readable. Recommended for both lawyer and non-lawyer.

 



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