Putting Trials on Trial

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"Putting Trials on Trial is a riveting expose of criminal defence lawyers who regularly engage in aggressive and humiliating cross-examination, of Crown attorneys who fail to meet their duties to complainants, and of judges who fail to intervene to prevent abusive cross-examination and who fail to properly apply substantive law. It is a must-read for those who seek to change the way that sexual assault law is practised and adjudicated." The Honourable Marie Corbett, author of January: A Woman Judge's Season of Disillusion "Elaine Craig offers a compelling, timely, and empirically rigorous indictment of Canadian legal professionals for their collective failure to act lawfully and ethically towards complainants in sexual assault cases." Canadian Journal of Law & Society "This spectacular, thoughtful, and hard-hitting book pushes all of us to reconsider the impact of trials on those caught up in the justice system. Elaine Craig has done us all a service. This is the most important book you'll see this year." Clayton Ruby, lawyer, activist, and member of the Order of Canada "A damning account of what goes on in Canadian courtrooms, filled with outrageous examples of misconduct by legal professionals, including judges, prosecutors, and defence lawyers. Craig has proven in this book what many women knew to be true already: sex "Dalhousie law professor Craig's impeccably researched book is an outstanding work that dovetails perfectly with the #MeToo movement. Craig skewers the still prevalent notion that Canadian sexual assault survivors enjoy a free pass in the courts. Combinin "This thorough and convincing book should be required reading for students and practitioners of criminal law and for the law societies that govern professional conduct. It will be a useful resource for feminists concerned about the treatment of women in s