The multiplying instances of the delay or seeming miscarriage of justice, together with the indications that crime is not diminishing in this country, as it is in most progressive European countries, are responsible for the widespread feeling that American Criminal Law and Administration are ineffective as a corrective system, and thus fail adequately to protect society; that as President Taft puts it, "The administration of criminal law in this country is a disgrace to our civilization." Defective organization of courts, cumbrous and costly procedure and excessive emphasis on technicalities afford an undue advantage to the law-breaker of means and deepen …

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What Is The Law?, Joseph W. Bingham Nov 1912

What Is The Law?, Joseph W. Bingham

Michigan Law Review

It is intended that this title shall demand an analysis of the field of study in which the lawyer or jurist works and a determination of its essential and contributing elements. The purpose of the article is to sketch briefly a partial answer which will be instructive and helpful to the student who faces the problem as I faced it some ten years ago. I do not expect that anything new will be found in these ideas. I imagine that all of them must have been expressed many times before. Some of them are commonplace. None is esoteric. Probably the …

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University Of Michigan Department Of Law Annual Announcement 1912-1913 And Catalogue Of Students 1911-1912, University Of Michigan Law School Mar 1912

University Of Michigan Department Of Law Annual Announcement 1912-1913 And Catalogue Of Students 1911-1912, University Of Michigan Law School

Law School Announcement and Bulletins

Department of Law; The Department Building; Library; Directions to Candidates for Admission; Requirements for Admission; Admission as Candidate for a Degree; Combined Course in Collegiate and Law Studies; Admission of Special Students; Admission to Advanced Standing; Class Rating; Degrees; Courses of Instruction; Special Courses; Fourth Year Course; Examinations; The Practice Court; Conveyancing; Oratory; Oratorical Associations; Literary Societies; Work in the Department of Literature, Science, and the Arts; Text-Books and Books of Reference; Fees and Expenses; Michigan Law Review; Summer Session; Registration; Requirements for Admission; Fees; Credit; Advanced Standing; Courses of Study; Schedule of Work for 1912; Courses of Free Lectures; …

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University Of Michigan University Bulletin, New Series Vol. Xiii No 9, February 1912, Summer Session Department Of Law Eighteenth Annual Announcement, University Of Michigan Law School Feb 1912

University Of Michigan University Bulletin, New Series Vol. Xiii No 9, February 1912, Summer Session Department Of Law Eighteenth Annual Announcement, University Of Michigan Law School

Law School Announcement and Bulletins

Contents; Faculty of the Summer Session of the Department of Law; Department of Law Summer Session; Libraries; Registration; Requirements for Admission; Fees; Location, Expenses, Board, Etc.; Credit; Advanced Standing; Courses of Study; Schedule of Work for 1912; University of Michigan Summer Session, 1912; Literature, Science, and the Arts; Engineering; Medicine and Surgery; Pharmacy; Homeopathic Medical College; Fees; Students Enrolled Summer of 1911; Summary of Students.

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Notes On Current And Recent Events Jan 1912

Notes On Current And Recent Events

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

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