Law in Context
Emeritus Professors Stephen Bottomley and Stephen Parker AO introduce law in a critical way to the general public, current students and those thinking of taking up the subject. They explain the Rule of Law, the Adversarial System of Justice, where law comes from, judges, juries, lawyers and many other topics, include problem areas such as access to justice.
Law in Context
5. The Jury
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Juries make for great books and movies, but what really is their role in the adversarial system? Do they lead to fair decisions? Are they too expensive, leading to court backlogs? Have they had their day? In this episode we look at the jury, its history, and why it is mainly a feature of common law systems.
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