Challenge of Law Reform (eBook)

Arthur T. Vanderbilt (Autor)

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2015
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-7691-4 (ISBN)

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Major crimes in the United States reached an all-time high in 1954, exceeding the two-million mark for the third successive year. In spite of such groups as the famous Kefauver Committee, organized crime continues to entrench itself in the cities. Meanwhile, amid public apathy, the court calendars grow longer and justice is delayed. Thousands of new laws are passed each year, often without proper study, so that no lawyer today can achieve real mastery of even one major branch of his profession. In this little book, literally a challenge, Chief Justice Vanderbilt speaks out against these situations and abuses. Drawing on his experience as Chief Justice under the reformed court system provided by the 1947 New Jersey Constitution, he explains the need for reform, the importance of judicial administration, the problems of selecting judges and jurors, and the importance of legal procedure. In the matter of law reform he has long been known as a leader and fighter. In his book, originally delivered as the White Lectures at the University of Virginia Law School, he asks his readers to meet the challenge of law reform.Originally published in 1955.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.12.2015
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Legacy Library
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Legacy Library
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern
• Schlagworte: Administration of Justice • administrative law • Administrative Office of the United States Courts • Admission (law) • Admonition • Ambiguity (law) • Amendment • American Bar Association • American Law Institute • appellate court • Bar (law) • Barrister • Cause of action • Chief judge • chief justice • civil procedure • Code of law • Codification (law) • Common Law • comparative law • Conflict of Laws • Consideration • Continuance • counsel • court • Courts of England and Wales • Criminal jurisdiction • Criminal Law • Criminal Procedure • Criticism • defendant • Discovery (law) • Due Process • English law • Equity (law) • Evidence (Law) • Federal Bar Association • federal bureau of investigation • federal judge • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure • Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure • injunction • Intention (criminal law) • Judicature Acts • Judicial council (United States) • Judicial Independence • Judiciary • Jurisdiction • Jurist • Jury • Law Book • law firm • Law in Action • Law of the case • Law of the United States • Law Review • Law School • lawyer • Legal Aid • Legal Education • Legal History • Legal Practice • Legal proceeding • legal profession • Legislation • Legislator • Legislature • Marbury v. Madison • Necessity • Objection (law) • Of counsel • Officer of the court • petitioner • plaintiff • pleading • police state • Political Philosophy • Politics • Power of appointment • Precedent • Procedural law • Promulgation • Prosecutor • public law • Question of law • Recommendation (European Union) • reexamination • Restatements of the Law • Rule of Law • Separation of Powers • Standing (law) • Statute • Statute of limitations • Statutory Law • Substantive Law • Superior court • Trial by ordeal • trial court • United States federal judge • Volstead Act
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-7691-5 / 1400876915
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-7691-4 / 9781400876914