Justice, Democracy and the Jury Routledge Revivals Series
Auteur : Gobert James
First published in 1997, this volume recognises that on trial in every criminal case heard by a jury is not only the defendant but the democratic premise that ordinary citizens are capable of sitting in judgement on that defendant. The jury is a quintessential democratic institution, the lay cog in a criminal justice machine dominated by lawyers, judges and police. Today, however, the jury finds itself under attack ? on the right, for perverse verdicts, and, on the left, for miscarriages of justice. Justice, Democracy and the Jury is an attempt to place the jury within a historical, political and philosophical framework, and to analyse the decision-making processes at work on a jury. The book also examines whether the model of the jury can be adapted to other decision-making contexts and whether "citizens juries" can be used to revive a flagging democracy and to empower the people on issues of public concern.
1. Justice and the Jury. 2. Doing Justice. 3. Judge versus Jury. 4. Democracy and the Jury. 5. Justice versus Democracy. 6. The Selection and Training of Jurors. 7. From the World of Law to the World at Large.
Date de parution : 11-2020
15x22 cm
Date de parution : 05-2019
15x22 cm
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Mots-clés :
Grand Case; jury system; Scientific Jury Selection; democratic society; Capital Punishment; criminal law; Peremptory Challenges; criminal justice; Jury Room; Prospective Jurors; Jury's Role; Anglo-American Criminal Justice Systems; Jury Selection; Chicago Jury Project; Biased Jurors; Citizens Juries; Legal Jury; Citizen Jurors; Jury Service; Impartial Juror; Judge's Dilemma; Jefferson Center; Social Science Research; Jury Acquitted; Impartial Jury; Challenge Jurors; Juror's Ability; Fair Cross-section; Special Verdict