Description: About this Item The item is a book Paperback The Author Name is Renee Lettow Lerner The Title is The Jury: A Very Short Introduction Condition New Other Comments Pages Count - 176. Category - Law Product Description - Almost every society has professional judges, but from ancient Athens to modern Asia, cultures have wanted ordinary people involved in legal decisions. The use of juries comes with challenges societies must determine how to select jurors, what cases jurors should decide and by what rules, and how to inform jurors about the law and evidence. This Very Short Introduction shows how and why societies around the world have used juries, charting the spread of the twelve-person jury from England to the British colonies in America, Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, and the Caribbean. In criminal cases, use of lay jurors has stretched to nations in Europe, Latin America, and Asia as they aspire to democracy, greater popular participation in government, and legitimacy of the justice system. But in English-speaking countries,jury trials are declining. Civil juries have been virtually abolished everywhere except the United States, and even there they are rare. In criminal cases, plea bargaining is now taking the place of jury trials. In this book, Renee Lettow Lerner describes the benefits and challenges of using juries, includingjury nullification, and considers how innovations from non-English-speaking countries may be key to the survival of lay participation. Along the way, the book tells how a small German state invented a way of using jurors that is now found around the world. And it reveals why some defendants preferred to be crushed to death by weights rather than convicted by a jury. We Use Stock Images Because we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item. When possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong. Books are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions. The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling. Gift Ideas This is a great Christmas gift idea. Hours of Service We have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday. Location ID 9000z iHaveit SKU ID 167250323
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Genre/Subject: Law
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Book Title: Jury : a Very Short Introduction
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Topic: General, Courts
Publication Year: 2023
Item Height: 0.4 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Law
Item Weight: 5.3 Oz
Item Length: 6.9 in
Author: Renée Lettow Lerner
Item Width: 4.6 in
Book Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
