The Law of Evidence in Victorian England

C. J. W. Allen (Inns of Court School of Law)

The Law of Evidence in Victorian England
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
3 November 1997
Pages
222
ISBN
9780521584180

The Law of Evidence in Victorian England

C. J. W. Allen (Inns of Court School of Law)

In The Law of Evidence in Victorian England, Christopher Allen provides a fascinating account of the political, social and intellectual influences on the development of evidence law during the Victorian period. His book sets out to challenge the traditional view of the significance of Jeremy Bentham’s critique of the state of contemporary evidence law, and shows how statutory reforms were achieved for reasons that had little to do with Bentham’s radical programme, and how evidence law was developed by common law judges in a way diametrically opposed to that advocated by Bentham. Dr Allen’s meticulous account provides a wealth of detail into the functioning of courts in Victorian England, and will appeal to everyone interested in the English legal system during this period.

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