Advocacy - Criminal Courts

Advocacy - Special Fora

Trial Courts - Ethic - Practice

CONTENTS
FOREWORD...v Prof. (Dr.) R. Venkata Rao
PREFACE . vii Prof. (Dr.) N.R. Madhava Menon
PART ONE
PRACTICE IN TRIAL COURTS
1. Trial Advocacy .05
2. Pre-Trial .21
3. The Challenge of Change ..29
4. Lawyer Skills.41
5. Pressures During the Trial .61
6. Limits to Advocacy .73
7. Professionalism .85
8. The Right to Appeal .91
9. Judgment, A Substructure 97
10. Grounds of Appeal .101
PART TWO
ADVOCACY BEFORE CRIMINAL COURTS
1. Introduction .111
2. Criminal Justice Administrative Set-up 121
3. Parties to a Criminal Proceeding .127
4. The Criminal Lawyer .137
5. First Information Report and Arrest .145
6. Remand and Release .153
7. Investigation Stage ..165
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8. Framing the Charge 173
9. Avoidance of Trial.179
10. Trial & its Different Kinds .187
11. Special Modes of Evidence 197
12. The Trial Stage 209
13. Identification of Offence .221
14. Offences by Several Persons..229
15. Sex and Family Offences.237
16. Socio-Economic Offences .249
17. The Final Stage .259
PART THREE
ADVOCACY BEFORE SPECIAL FORA
1. Scrutiny of Preventive Detention.275
2. Consumer Grievances Redressal .287
3. Family Disputes Resolution.309
4. Labour Disputes Adjudication .29
PART FOUR
BASIC SKILLS, TECHNIQUES AND
ETHICS OF PRACTICE
1. The Trial Lawyer: Tasks, Skills and Ethics..357
2. Preparation for a Criminal Trial .365
3. Leading Evidence in Criminal Courts .377
4. Opening Statements and Closing Arguments..389
5. Professional Etiquette and Responsibility .395
PART FIVE
Ten Rules of Appellate Advocacy .403