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    Title
    The Law of Evidence in Victorian England
    Authors and contributors
    By (author) Christopher Allen
    Physical properties
    Format: Hardback
    Number of pages: 221
    Width: 138 mm
    Height: 216 mm
    Thickness: 20 mm
    Weight: 425 g
    Audience
    Professional and scholarly
    College/higher education
    General/trade
    Language
    English
    ISBN
    ISBN 13: 9780521584180
    ISBN 10: 0521584183
    Classifications
    BIC geographical qualifier: 1DBKE
    BIC geographical qualifier: 1DBKW
    Dewey: 347.4206
    LC classification: KD7499 .A83 1997
    Nielsen BookScan Product Class: S5.4
    BISAC category code: LAW060000
    Dewey: 347.4206
    BISAC category code: LAW037000
    Publisher
    CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint name
    CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Publication date
    01 November 1997
    Publication City/Country
    Cambridge/GB
    Main description
    In The Law of Evidence in Victorian England, which was originally published in 1997, Christopher Allen provides a fascinating account of the political, social and intellectual influences on the development of evidence law during the Victorian period. His book sets out to challenge the traditional view of the significance of Jeremy Bentham's critique of the state of contemporary evidence law, and shows how statutory reforms were achieved for reasons that had little to do with Bentham's radical programme, and how evidence law was developed by common law judges in a way diametrically opposed to that advocated by Bentham. Dr Allen's meticulous account provides a wealth of detail into the functioning of courts in Victorian England, and will appeal to everyone interested in the English legal system during this period.
    Description for library
    In The Law of Evidence in Victorian England, which was originally published in 1997, Christopher Allen provides a fascinating account of the political, social and intellectual influences on the development of evidence law during the Victorian period.
    Description for bookstore
    In The Law of Evidence in Victorian England, which was originally published in 1997, Christopher Allen provides a fascinating account of the political, social and intellectual influences on the development of evidence law during the Victorian period.
    Review quote
    "[Allen's] analysis of the arguments put forward in Parliament for and against the various bills and his description of how principled support or opposition for reform combined with practical legislative politics are interesting and well-executed. Allen provides an able and enlightening contribution to an under-researched area, and his book should certainly be of interest to those concerned with the history of the law of evidence, as well as to...Victorian legislative processes." Jennifer L. Mnookin, Law & History Review "Combining social, intellectual, and political factors and using a variety of theories of legal history, Allen has written an interesting story...a story not available elsewhere." Allen Horstman, American Historical Review
    Table of contents
    1. Introduction; 2. Common law developments; 3. Incompetency from defect of religious principle; 4. Incompetency from infamy and interest; 5. The incompetency of the accused; 6. Conclusion.