Unreasoned Verdict : The Jury's Out.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blom-Cooper, Louis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jury.

Judicial process.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (151 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2019.

Summary:

Unreasoned Verdict by Louis Blom-Cooper is an exploration of the jury trial system, its historical roots, and its contemporary role in the Anglo-Saxon legal world. The book examines the distinctions between professional judges and lay jurors, the value of mixed tribunals, and the reasons behind the shift towards judge-alone trials in Europe. It critiques the appellate system, discusses judicial ethics, jury nullification, and the peculiarities of fraud trials. The author proposes reforms, including giving defendants a choice in their mode of trial and involving experts as assessors. The work is aimed at readers interested in legal systems, particularly those in England, and advocates for significant changes in how justice is administered. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Table of Cases

Tables of Statutes

Preamble

1. Justice and Fairness: The Basis of a Fair Trial

I. Sentencing: a Non-jury Function?

2. The Theory of Jury Function

3. Reason for Reasons

4. European Dimensions

I. The Goal of the Trial Process

II. Lay Participation

III. Mode of Trial

IV. Conclusion

5. The Value of the Mixed (Lay Participation) Tribunal

6. The Tale of Taxquet

7. Juryless Trials: Diplock Courts and Others

I. Material Facts

II. The Irish Experience

III. Tampering with the Jury

8. Court-craft: Judicial and Advocate Ethics

9. Expert Evidence

10. Serious Fraud Offences: Whither Their Trial?

I. What Constitutes Fraud?

II. History

III. Serious Fraud Offences

IV. The 2007 Debate

V. Post-2007

VI. Conclusion

11. Waiver or Choice: An Australasian Example

I. An Australasian Example

12. Jury Reality: The Search for Empirical Evidence

13. The Scope of Jury Trial and Reasoned Decisions

14. Perverse Verdicts: Jury Nullification

15. The Magistracy Today: Towards Professionalism

16. Jury Trial - A Modern Mode of Trial

17. The Appellate Process

I. Reform

II. The Unreasoned Verdict on Appeal: Unsafe or Unsatisfactory?

III. The Origins of the Grounds for Allowing Criminal Appeals

IV. A Question of Statutory Construction

V. Unsafe or Unsatisfactory: Which?

Conclusion

Index.

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ISBN:

9781509915231

1509915230

OCLC:

1091015244