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“Guardian Of Civil Rights … Medieval Relic”: The Civil Jury In Canada, W. A. Bogart Apr 1999

“Guardian Of Civil Rights … Medieval Relic”: The Civil Jury In Canada, W. A. Bogart

Law and Contemporary Problems

Bogart offers some explanations of why Canadian civil juries exist only at the margins by examining the availability of civil juries, empirical evidence regarding their use and cost in Ontario Canada and academic and policy debates concerning their role.


The New Zealand Jury, Neil Cameron, Susan Potter, Warren Young Apr 1999

The New Zealand Jury, Neil Cameron, Susan Potter, Warren Young

Law and Contemporary Problems

In New Zealand, the recent history of the jury has been one of fairly steady decline. This is particularly so of the civil jury, which has become virtually extinct with little realistic prospect of revival.


The Jury System In Contemporary Ireland: In The Shadow Of A Troubled Past, John D. Jackson, Katie Quinn, Tom O'Malley Apr 1999

The Jury System In Contemporary Ireland: In The Shadow Of A Troubled Past, John D. Jackson, Katie Quinn, Tom O'Malley

Law and Contemporary Problems

Jackson et al discuss the distinctive features of criminal trial by jury in Ireland, both north and south, to explain how the jury continues to survive within modern Ireland and how it also has managed to decline in significance.


Reviving The Criminal Jury In Japan, Lester W. Kiss Apr 1999

Reviving The Criminal Jury In Japan, Lester W. Kiss

Law and Contemporary Problems

Kiss analyzes whether the readoption of criminal jury trials in present-day Japan would be feasible from cultural, societal and legal viewpoints in light of Japan's prior experience with a jury system.


Europe’S New Jury Systems: The Cases Of Spain And Russia, Stephen C. Thaman Apr 1999

Europe’S New Jury Systems: The Cases Of Spain And Russia, Stephen C. Thaman

Law and Contemporary Problems

Thaman compares the provisions of the 1993 Russian Jury Law with the 1995 Spanish Jury Law, focusing on the effect of their implementation and reintroduction of the classic jury system on current problems.


The American Criminal Jury, Nancy Jean King Apr 1999

The American Criminal Jury, Nancy Jean King

Law and Contemporary Problems

King describes the American criminal jury, focusing on those aspects of the institution that distinguish it from juries in other parts of the world.


The Independent Counsel Statute And Questions About Its Future, Orrin G. Hatch Jan 1999

The Independent Counsel Statute And Questions About Its Future, Orrin G. Hatch

Law and Contemporary Problems

Despite the divergence of opinion regarding the Ethics in Government Act, it appears there is a growing public consensus that the Act is genuinely and seriously flawed. Whether these flaws can be corrected is in serious doubt.


Appendix: The Statute Jan 1999

Appendix: The Statute

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


The Independent Counsel Statute: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed, Herbert J. Miller Jr., John P. Elwood Jan 1999

The Independent Counsel Statute: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed, Herbert J. Miller Jr., John P. Elwood

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


The Independent Counsel Statute: A Legal History, Benjamin J. Priester, Paul G. Rozelle, Mirah A. Horowitz Jan 1999

The Independent Counsel Statute: A Legal History, Benjamin J. Priester, Paul G. Rozelle, Mirah A. Horowitz

Law and Contemporary Problems

Priester et al provide a comprehensive legal history of the independent counsel statute from its inception in 1978 until its apparent last hurrah in 1999. They also explore the role of the independent counsel in the history and practice of the government's evidentiary privileges.


Journal Staff Jan 1999

Journal Staff

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Can The Independent Counsel Statute Be Saved?, Katy J. Harriger Jan 1999

Can The Independent Counsel Statute Be Saved?, Katy J. Harriger

Law and Contemporary Problems

The independent counsel provisions of the Ethics in Government Act face an uncertain future. Harriger argues that the statute in its current form meets virtually none of the goals Congress intended in 1978 and that the statute should be substantially revised in an effort to minimize the costs and maximize the benefits.


Putting Law And Politics In The Right Places — Reforming The Independent Counsel Statute, Christopher H. Schroeder Jan 1999

Putting Law And Politics In The Right Places — Reforming The Independent Counsel Statute, Christopher H. Schroeder

Law and Contemporary Problems

The fundamental flaw in the independent counsel statute consists of its attempt to convert a political decision, the decision whether to refer to a case of public corruption to an investigator outside normal prosecutorial offices, into a legal one. When the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1994 expires on Jun 30, 1999, it should not be reenacted unless this flaw is eliminated.


Foreword, Christopher H. Schroeder Jan 1999

Foreword, Christopher H. Schroeder

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.