Opening Statements

Download or read book Opening Statements and Closing Arguments written by Ronald J. Matlon and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Opening Statement of the Prosecution in International Criminal Trials written by Sofia Stolk and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the discursive importance of the prosecution’s opening statement before an international criminal tribunal. Opening statements are considered to be largely irrelevant to the official legal proceedings but are simultaneously deployed to frame important historical events. They are widely cited in international media as well as academic texts; yet have been ignored by legal scholars as objects of study in their own right. This book aims to remedy this neglect, by analysing the narrative that is articulated in the opening statements of different prosecutors at different tribunals in different times. It takes an interdisciplinary approach and looks at the meaning of the opening narrative beyond its function in the legal process in a strict sense, discussing the ways in which the trial is situated in time and space and how it portrays the main characters. It shows how perpetrators and victims, places and histories, are juridified in a narrative that, whilst purporting to legitimise the trial, the tribunal and international criminal law itself, is beset with tensions and contradictions. Providing an original perspective on the operation of international criminal law, this book will be of considerable interest to those working in this area, as well as those with relevant interests in International/Transnational Law more generally, Critical Legal Studies, Law and Literature, Socio-Legal Studies, Law and Geography and International Relations.

Download or read book The Lost Art written by Joseph F. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Voir Dire and Opening Statement written by Nicholas Rowley and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mastering Voir Dire and Jury Selection written by Jeffrey T. Frederick and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2005 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide will help you understand effective voir dire and jury selection strategies and adapt them to the circumstances you face in your trial jurisdiction.

Download or read book Trial by Human written by Nicholas Rowley and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Storytelling for Lawyers written by Philip Meyer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good lawyers have an ability to tell stories. Whether they are arguing a murder case or a complex financial securities case, they can capably explain a chain of events to judges and juries so that they understand them. The best lawyers are also able to construct narratives that have an emotional impact on their intended audiences. But what is a narrative, and how can lawyers go about constructing one? How does one transform a cold presentation of facts into a seamless story that clearly and compellingly takes readers not only from point A to point B, but to points C, D, E, F, and G as well? In Storytelling for Lawyers, Phil Meyer explains how. He begins with a pragmatic theory of the narrative foundations of litigation practice and then applies it to a range of practical illustrative examples: briefs, judicial opinions and oral arguments. Intended for legal practitioners, teachers, law students, and even interdisciplinary academics, the book offers a basic yet comprehensive explanation of the central role of narrative in litigation. The book also offers a narrative tool kit that supplements the analytical skills traditionally emphasized in law school as well as practical tips for practicing attorneys that will help them craft their own legal stories.