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The Good, The Bad, Or The Indifferent: '12 Angry Men' In Russia, Part Of Symposium: The 50th Anniversary Of '12 Angry Men', Stephen C. Thaman Jan 2007

The Good, The Bad, Or The Indifferent: '12 Angry Men' In Russia, Part Of Symposium: The 50th Anniversary Of '12 Angry Men', Stephen C. Thaman

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Sidney Lumet’s 1957 film, 12 Angry Men, based on the screenplay by Reginald Rose, has become the emblem of the American jury trial as an anti-authoritarian institution based on democratic consensus building. This essay discusses the interplay of literature and criminal justice in pre-Revolution Russia, for this is the cultural soil upon which the film 12 Angry Men was received in Soviet Russia, when it was first screened in 1961. It discusses the reception of 12 Angry Men in Soviet Russia in 1961 and the impact it had on Soviet-era citizens in their understanding of American and Soviet criminal justice, …

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Plea-Bargaining, Negotiating Confessions And Consensual Resolution Of Criminal Cases, Stephen C. Thaman Jan 2007

Plea-Bargaining, Negotiating Confessions And Consensual Resolution Of Criminal Cases, Stephen C. Thaman

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This report explores the various types of consensual procedures that make up the procedural arsenals of modern criminal justice systems and if and how they have contributed to procedural economy in the respective country. It discusses whether or not important procedural principles have been compromised, undermining the legitimacy of the criminal justice system.

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Penal Court Procedures: Doctrinal Issues, Stephen C. Thaman Jan 2007