1st Edition
Democracy in the Courts Lay Participation in European Criminal Justice Systems
By Marijke Malsch
Copyright 2009
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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Democracy in the Courts examines lay participation in the administration of justice and how it reflects certain democratic principles. An international comparative perspective is taken for exploring how lay people are involved in the trial of criminal cases in European countries and how this impacts on their perspectives of the national legal systems. Comparisons between countries are made... Read more
Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Citizen Participation as a Form of Democracy; Chapter 3 Lay Adjudication in European Countries; Chapter 4 The Expertise of Professional Judges and Lay Adjudicators; Chapter 5 The Netherlands; Chapter 6 Expert Participation in Dutch Procedures; Chapter 7 Denmark; Chapter 8 Germany; Chapter 9 England and Wales; Chapter 10 Belgium; Chapter 11 Conclusions;
Biography
Marijke Malsch is a senior researcher at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) in Leiden, the Netherlands. Her current research focuses on legitimacy of the judicial system, experts in the criminal justice system, the roles of the victim in the criminal justice system, stalking legislation, and lay participation in the criminal justice systems of European countries. She teaches law and criminology at Leiden University. Dr Malsch is an honorary judge at the Appeals Court of Den Bosch and the District Court of Haarlem.
'Democracy in the Courts explores issues critical to confidence in criminal justice: lay participation in the courts and professionals' and lay judges' views about it. Malsch provides a penetrating and important analysis of practice in five countries, concluding that citizens should be encouraged to participate, without sacrificing quality in criminal trials.' Joanna Shapland, University of Sheffield, UK
