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An Introduction To Comparative Jury Systems (Symposium Editor), Nancy S. Marder
An Introduction To Comparative Jury Systems (Symposium Editor), Nancy S. Marder
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The jury is experiencing a renaissance worldwide. Countries that have never had a jury system, or have had one in the past, have turned to citizens to decide criminal cases. Countries, especially those that aspire to be more democratic, have begun to recognize the importance of having ordinary citizens participate in the criminal justice system. Meanwhile, countries with a longstanding jury tradition continue to maintain that tradition. As some countries consider how best to introduce the jury, or some variation of it such as a mixed court of laypersons and professional judges, and other countries consider how best to improve …
Two Weeks At The Old Bailey: Jury Lessons From England (Symposium Editor), Nancy S. Marder
Two Weeks At The Old Bailey: Jury Lessons From England (Symposium Editor), Nancy S. Marder
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As deeply-rooted as the jury is in the United States, it is not beyond improvement. There is no better starting place for ideas than England, which provided the model for our jury system. To learn firsthand about current jury practices in England, I spent two weeks observing criminal jury trials at the Old Bailey in London. My goal was to examine jury practices at the Old Bailey and to consider which ones could work well in the United States. I observed some jury practices that I thought we should adopt immediately, and others that would work well in the long …