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Comparative Criminal Justice Goes Global †

Comparative Criminal Justice Goes Global † Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 28, No. 2 (2008), pp. 369–391 doi:10.1093/ojls/gqn008 Comparative Criminal Justice Goes Global PAUL ROBERTS* 1. Vogler’s World View In inviting readers to share his ‘world view’ of criminal procedure, Richard Vogler has contributed another confident critical voice to the rising chorus of scholars expressing dissatisfactions, of varying degrees and descriptions, with the current state of comparative criminal justice studies. Bemoaning the ‘poverty and parochialism of contemporary approaches to the understanding of criminal justice systems and the theoretical problems which may arise in the absence of any truly comparative or global perspective’, Vogler promptly confronts his colleagues with this pointed challenge: Some of the responsibility for this state of affairs must be attributed to the historical failure of the academic community to provide any consistent guidance on criminal justice process. In contrast to the extensive and innovative work on human rights, criminal law and criminology, the field of criminal procedure is largely undeveloped and continues to be dominated by sterile and atheoretical debates over the supposed opposition between different ‘systems’ of justice. Without better and more sophisticated understanding of the working principles of criminal procedure, little A review of R Vogler, A World View http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Oxford Journal of Legal Studies Oxford University Press

Comparative Criminal Justice Goes Global †

Roberts, Paul
Oxford Journal of Legal Studies , Volume 28 (2) – Jan 1, 2008
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Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 28, No. 2 (2008), pp. 369–391 doi:10.1093/ojls/gqn008 Comparative Criminal Justice Goes Global PAUL ROBERTS* 1. Vogler’s World View In inviting readers to share his ‘world view’ of criminal procedure, Richard Vogler has contributed another confident critical voice to the rising chorus of scholars expressing dissatisfactions, of varying degrees and descriptions, with the current state of comparative criminal justice studies. Bemoaning the ‘poverty and parochialism of contemporary approaches to the understanding of criminal justice systems and the theoretical problems which may arise in the absence of any truly comparative or global perspective’, Vogler promptly confronts his colleagues with this pointed challenge: Some of the responsibility for this state of affairs must be attributed to the historical failure of the academic community to provide any consistent guidance on criminal justice process. In contrast to the extensive and innovative work on human rights, criminal law and criminology, the field of criminal procedure is largely undeveloped and continues to be dominated by sterile and atheoretical debates over the supposed opposition between different ‘systems’ of justice. Without better and more sophisticated understanding of the working principles of criminal procedure, little A review of R Vogler, A World View

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