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Thieves in court : the making of the German legal system in the nineteenth century / Rebekka Habermas ; translated by Kathleen Mitchell Dell'Orto

Rebekka Habermas (Verfasser)
Kathleen Mitchell Dell'Orto (Übersetzer)

Washington, D.C.: German Historical Institute
New York, NY: Cambridge University Press
2016

First published

xii, 349 Seiten

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements; Abbreviations of the laws; Introduction; Part I. What Is Theft? Thieves and Jurists -- Questions of Honor and Property: 1. Who are the thieves and who are the victims? 2. How does a person end up in court -- why does something go on the record? 3. The theft happens -- from act to crime; Part II. How Law Is Made: Evidence Production: 4. Techniques for finding truth -- the slow production of the state of law; 5. Techniques for finding truth and other kinds of knowledge formation: how can a new outlook be put into practice?; 6. Techniques for finding truth: how do people become jurists, and how does property come into being?; Part III. In the Courtroom, or What Is Law?: 7. Reforms for more legal equality, justice, and public openness?; 8. The meaninglessness of jury courts for justice; 9. Legitimation through procedure; 10. Irritations, dissonances, and various other matters: more than just theater; Conclusion; Bibliography.

978-1-107-04677-1

Englisch

Deutsch

USA

Recht

Hessen-Kassel, Strafverfahren, Diebstahl, Geschichte 1800-1900

345.43412026209034

Diebe vor Gericht

Publications of the German Historical Institute

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1122141645