Reason curve, jury competence, and the English criminal justice system
Subtitle: the case for a 21st century approach
By: by Bethel Erastus-Obilo.
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781599429267
Subjects: Verdicts -- Great Britain; Jury -- Great Britain; Law reform -- Great Britain
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The issues; title: The legal background; title: Ambiguity of verdicts; title: A historical perspective; title: Constitutional declaration; title: The modern English jury in criminal trial; title: The modern juror; title: Fermenting prejudice; title: Factors affecting a jury's final verdict; title: Articulating the evidence; title: The cryptic verdict; title: The perverse verdict; title: The deliberation process; title: Juxtaposing ambiguity with clarity of the law; title: Why the jury is not competent; title: Reasoned verdict as a legitimate expectation : a comparative analysis; title: In the interest of justice; title: A look at continental Europe : why the jury is competent.