The Origins of Adversary Criminal Trial
John H. Langbein
Reviews and Awards
Winner of the Order of the Coif Biennial Book Award
"...an extraordinarily interesting book, based on deep research and advanced in a remarkably cogent fashion."-- TLS
"The Origins of Adversary Criminal Trial is a most valuable study. Langbein has done hard historical spade work, going through scores of dusty forgotten papers to help trace the development. It is exciting to read about the development of hearsay rules, of the right to counsel, and of other rights of defendants. But Langbein's book is also valuable for its relevance to how we interpret and use the law even today. It adds to our understanding of the life of the law."--The Federal Lawyer
"...persuasive and meticulously researched, delivering messages as powerful as they are timely."--Law and History Review