The criminal jury old and new : jury power from early times to the present day / John Hostettler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hostettler, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jury--Great Britain--History.

Jury.

Jury--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Winchester [England] : Waterside Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A first-rate account of the jury - from its genesis to the present day - including post-Criminal Justice Act 2003. This book deals with all the great political and legal landmarks and shows how the jury developed - and survived to become a key democratic institution capable of resisting monarchs, governments and sometimes plain Law.Linking past and present, John Hostettler conveys the unique nature of the jury, and its central role in the administration of justice - but above all its importance as 'a thing of the people' and a barrier to manipulation and abuse of power.The Criminal Jury Old and New is a text that will be of interest to practitioners, collectors, students, researchers, libraries and colleges alike.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""CONTENTS""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Origin and Early Growth of Jury Trial""; ""3 Tudor and Stuart Political Control""; ""4 The Jury in the Interregnum""; ""6 Jury Influence at its Zenith: The 18th Century""; ""7 Criminal Law Reform: The 19th Century""; ""8 Attacks on the Jury: The 20th Century""; ""9 Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""Back cover ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-163) and index.

ISBN:

9786611124403

9781281124401

1281124400

9781906534080

190653408X

OCLC:

923509569