{"product_id":"the-jury-a-very-short-introduction-9780190923914","title":"The Jury: A Very Short Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Renée Lettow Lerner\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Courts - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom ancient Athens to modern Asia, cultures have wanted ordinary people involved in making legal decisions. This \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e charts juries from antiquity through the English-speaking world and beyond to Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Today, juries have become a symbol of democracy and popular legitimacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in English-speaking countries, jury trials are declining. Civil juries have been virtually abolished everywhere except the United States, and plea bargaining is taking the place of criminal jury trials. In this book, Renée Lettow Lerner describes the benefits and challenges of using juries, including jury nullification. She considers how innovations from non-English-speaking countries may be key to the survival of citizen participation in the legal system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, the book tells how a small German state invented a way of using jurors that is now found around the world. And it reveals why some defendants preferred to be crushed to death by weights rather than convicted by a jury.","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45049752748183,"sku":"9780190923914","price":865.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780190923914.webp?v=1769225614","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-jury-a-very-short-introduction-9780190923914","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}