Reviews for California Criminal Law Concepts (Custom) - Derald D. Hunt - Paperback

The average rating for California Criminal Law Concepts (Custom) - Derald D. Hunt - Paperback based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-04-08 00:00:00 Debbie Borda This is an excellent overview of the historical origins and development of several aspects of Anglo-American law generally, such as the right to counsel and adherence to precedent, and also of civil rights law (little things like the 5th amendment (against self-incrimination) and the 4th amendment (against unreasonable searches and seizures)). It was published in the late 1990s, so it's a bit out of date with respect to the 4th amendment especially, but it's an excellent start. Knight chose the title specifically because he wanted to show how mutable the law really is, and how much of it is actually based on agreement among authorities and the public on what it ought to be. The Magna Charta, for example, doesn't actually say what everybody now says it says - but a huge proportion of our notions about civil liberties are still based on it all the same. Quite fascinating. Definitely an accessible and interesting introduction to legal history for the general reader. Much more accessible, in fact, than the dry-as-dust textbook on Anglo-American law that I had to read for my course on it [mumblemumble] years ago! A worthy addition to my personal library.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-07-14 00:00:00 Theodore Alderman This was a great book about the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I really enjoyed it. It was beefy and read more like a textbook but I really am glad I read it as I learned a lot about this church and gospel that I love.