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Justice, Democracy and the Jury (Routledge Revivals) - Softcover

Gobert, James

 
9780367026677: Justice, Democracy and the Jury (Routledge Revivals)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0367026678 ISBN 13: 9780367026677
Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

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.

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James Gobert

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0367026678
ISBN 13 
9780367026677
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
253