...thought-provoking essays...This project can influence research into various criminal processes as well as European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence...a substantial contribution to a valuable project. A theory of the criminal trial has the potential of guiding theoretical work on various aspects of the criminal justice process, and the editors should be appreciated for initiating it. Marny Requa British Journal of Criminology. Vol 46, No 5 Sept 2006 ...analysis is sharp and comprehensive. Robin Johnston The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland August 2005 This is a stimulating and diverse collection which deserves to be read widely. Jacqueline Hodgson International Journal of Evidence and Proof Vol 11/1, 2008 ...the project's bringing together of lawyers and philosophers from adversarial and inquisitorial jurisdictions is an especially promising start to ground a normative theory of the criminal trial on interdisciplinary work. Sabine Gless Criminal Law Forum (2005) 16