The Life of the Law

by Knight, Alfred H.

• ISBN13: 9780517799901
• ISBN10: 0517799901
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-05-01
• Publisher: Crown Pub

Summary

In witty, engaging essays for a wide-reading audience, distinguished attorney Alfred Knight reveals the nature of the law as a constantly evolving tradition, and recounts the particulars of some 20 cases, from King Alfred to Rodney King, that have made the law what it is today.

Author Biography

Alfred H. Knight is a partner in Willis and Knight in Nashville, Tennessee, and has been a teaching fellow at Harvard Law School.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Nationalizing English Justice (Late Ninth Century)	p. 7
The Rule of Law (1215)	p. 16
The Bar Is Born (1291)	p. 26
Binding Precedent (1454)	p. 33
Man Against the State (1535)	p. 49
The Right to Confront Accusers (1603)	p. 62
Judicial Review (1610)	p. 71
The Death of a Scapegoat (1641)	p. 79
The Privilege Against Self-incrimination (1649)	p. 89
Freedom of the Press (1735)	p. 100
Unreasonable Searches and Seizures (1761-65)	p. 115
The Bill of Rights (1791)	p. 126
Constructive Treason (1807)	p. 137
Equality as Law (1853)	p. 152
Unreasonable Searches and Seizures, Continued (1886)	p. 163
The Right of Privacy (1890)	p. 176
Nationalizing American Justice (1913-23)	p. 185
The Right to Counsel (1942)	p. 198
Equality as Law, Continued	p. 216
Freedom of the Press, Continued (1964)	p. 228
Trial by Jury (1993)	p. 243
Epilogue	p. 259
Notes	p. 267
Index	p. 275
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