Engines of Truth : Producing Veracity in the Victorian Courtroom

Engines of Truth Producing Veracity in the Victorian Courtroom

During the Victorian era, new laws allowed more witnesses to testify in court cases. At the same time, an emerging cultural emphasis on truth-telling drove the development of new ways of inhibiting perjury. Strikingly original and drawing on a broad array of archival research, Wendie Schneider'...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Schneider, Wendie Ellen, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven Yale University Press 2016
New Haven, CT : [2016]
Materias:
1800-1899
Procedure (Law) > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Cross-examination > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Great Britain.
history
Adultery
Barrister
Cross-examination
Defendant
Divorce
Divorce Court
Perjury
Proctor
Victorian era
History.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432605706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Rise and Fall of Perjury Prosecutions
  • 2. The Gentlemanly Art of Cross-examination
  • 3. Perjury and Prevarication in British India
  • 4. The Queen's Proctor: An Inquisitorial Experiment
  • 5. Adultery, Sex Offenses, and the Criminal Evidence Act of 1898
  • Notes
  • Index

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