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An unprecedented comparison of juvenile justice systems across the
globe, Juvenile Justice in Global Perspective brings together
original contributions from some of the world's leading voices.
While American scholars may have extensive knowledge about other
justice systems around the world and how adults are treated,
juvenile justice systems and the plight of youth who break the law
throughout the world is less often studied. This important volume
fills a large gap in the study of juvenile justice by providing an
unprecedented comparison of criminal justice and juvenile justice
systems across the world, looking for points of comparison and
policy variance that can lead to positive change in the United
States. Distinguished criminology scholars Franklin Zimring, Maximo
Langer, and David Tanenhaus, and the contributors cover countries
from Western Europe to rising powers like China, India, and
countries in Latin America. The book discusses important issues
such as the relationship between political change and juvenile
justice, the common labels used to unify juvenile systems in
different regions and in different forms of government, the types
of juvenile systems that exist and how they differ, and more.
Furthermore, the book uses its data on criminal versus juvenile
justice in a wide variety of nations to create a new explanation of
why separate juvenile and criminal courts are felt to be necessary.
This book aims to honour the work of Professor Mirjan Dama ka,
Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School and a prominent
authority for many years in the fields of comparative law,
procedural law, evidence, international criminal law and
Continental legal history. Professor Dama ka 's work is renowned
for providing new frameworks for understanding different legal
traditions. To celebrate the depth and richness of his work and
discuss its implications for the future, the editors have brought
together an impressive range of leading scholars from different
jurisdictions in the fields of comparative and international law,
evidence and criminal law and procedure. Using Professor Dama ka's
work as a backdrop, the essays make a substantial contribution to
the development of comparative law, procedure and evidence. After
an introduction by the editors and a tribute by Harold Koh, Dean of
Yale Law School, the book is divided into four parts. The first
part considers contemporary trends in national criminal procedure,
examining cross-fertilisation and the extent to which these trends
are resulting in converging practices across national
jurisdictions. The second part explores the epistemological
environment of rules of evidence and procedure. The third part
analyses human rights standards and the phenomenon of hybridisation
in transnational and international criminal law. The final part of
the book assesses Professor Dama ka 's contribution to comparative
law and the challenges faced by comparative law in the twenty first
century.
Focusing on the relationship between prosecutors and democracy,
this volume throws light on key questions about prosecutors and the
role they should play in liberal self-government. Internationally
distinguished scholars discuss how prosecutors can strengthen
democracy, how they sometimes undermine it, and why it has proven
so challenging to hold prosecutors accountable while insulating
them from politics. The contributors explore the different ways
legal systems have addressed that challenge in the United States,
the United Kingdom, and continental Europe. Contrasting those
strategies allows an assessment of their relative strengths - and a
richer understanding of the contested connections between law and
democratic politics. Chapters are in explicit conversation with
each other, facilitating comparison and deepening the analysis.
This is an important new resource for legal scholars and reformers,
political philosophers, and social scientists.
An unprecedented comparison of juvenile justice systems across the
globe, Juvenile Justice in Global Perspective brings together
original contributions from some of the world's leading voices.
While American scholars may have extensive knowledge about other
justice systems around the world and how adults are treated,
juvenile justice systems and the plight of youth who break the law
throughout the world is less often studied. This important volume
fills a large gap in the study of juvenile justice by providing an
unprecedented comparison of criminal justice and juvenile justice
systems across the world, looking for points of comparison and
policy variance that can lead to positive change in the United
States. Distinguished criminology scholars Franklin Zimring, Maximo
Langer, and David Tanenhaus, and the contributors cover countries
from Western Europe to rising powers like China, India, and
countries in Latin America. The book discusses important issues
such as the relationship between political change and juvenile
justice, the common labels used to unify juvenile systems in
different regions and in different forms of government, the types
of juvenile systems that exist and how they differ, and more.
Furthermore, the book uses its data on criminal versus juvenile
justice in a wide variety of nations to create a new explanation of
why separate juvenile and criminal courts are felt to be necessary.
Focusing on the relationship between prosecutors and democracy,
this volume throws light on key questions about prosecutors and the
role they should play in liberal self-government. Internationally
distinguished scholars discuss how prosecutors can strengthen
democracy, how they sometimes undermine it, and why it has proven
so challenging to hold prosecutors accountable while insulating
them from politics. The contributors explore the different ways
legal systems have addressed that challenge in the United States,
the United Kingdom, and continental Europe. Contrasting those
strategies allows an assessment of their relative strengths - and a
richer understanding of the contested connections between law and
democratic politics. Chapters are in explicit conversation with
each other, facilitating comparison and deepening the analysis.
This is an important new resource for legal scholars and reformers,
political philosophers, and social scientists.
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