1st Edition

Justice, Democracy and the Jury

By James Gobert Copyright 1997
263 Pages
by Routledge

263 Pages
by Routledge

263 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

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.

Biography

James Gobert