John Henry Wigmore and the rules of evidence : the hidden origins of modern law /
At the dawn of the twentieth century, the United States was reeling from the effects of rapid urbanization and industrialization. Time-honored verities proved obsolete, and intellectuals in all fields sought ways to make sense of an increasingly unfamiliar reality. The legal system in particular beg...
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| Language: | English |
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Columbia, Missouri :
University Of Missouri Press,
2016
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| Series: | Studies in constitutional democracy
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Wigmore's life
- 2. Intellectual influences
- 3. Wigmore's Treatise
- 4. Law & society
- 5. Judging
- 6. Contemporary recognition
- Epilogue