Thieves in court : the making of the German legal system in the nineteenth century
- Alternative title
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Diebe vor Gericht
- Location
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
- ISBN
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9781107046771
1107046777
- Dimensions
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24 cm
- Extent
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xii, 349 Seiten
- Edition
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First published
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Keyword
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Geschichte 1800-1900
Criminal law.
Theft.
Germany.
History.
Strafverfahren
Diebstahl
Hessen-Kassel
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (where)
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Washington, D.C., New York, NY
- (who)
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German Historical Institute, Cambridge University Press
- (when)
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2016
- Creator
- Contributor
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Dell'Orto, Kathleen Mitchell
- Table of contents
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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.
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Associated
- Habermas, Rebekka
- Dell'Orto, Kathleen Mitchell
- German Historical Institute, Cambridge University Press
Time of origin
- 2016
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