We, the Jury: The Jury System and the Ideal of Democracy : with a New Preface

We, the Jury: The Jury System and the Ideal of Democracy : with a New Preface
ISBN-10
0674004302
ISBN-13
9780674004306
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
308
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Author
Jeffrey B. Abramson

Description

This magisterial book explores fascinating cases from American history to show how juries remain the heart of our system of criminal justice - and an essential element of our democracy. No other institution of government rivals the jury in placing power so directly in the hands of citizens. Jeffrey Abramson draws upon his own background as both a lawyer and a political theorist to capture the full democratic drama that is the jury. We, the Jury is a rare work of scholarship that brings the history of the jury alive and shows the origins of many of today's dilemmas surrounding juries and justice.

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