Nancy S. Marder (Chicago-Kent College of Law)

The Power of the Jury

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Offering an alternative perspective of the jury process, this book argues that each stage transforms citizens into responsible jurors. It analyses each stage, from summons to post-verdict interview, showing how the stages fit together and demonstrating how the jury process equips jurors with the ability to perform their new role.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9781108704793
• ISBN-10: 1108704794
• Artikelnr.: 63399192

Autorenporträt

Nancy S. Marder is a Professor of Law and Director of the Justice John Paul Stevens Jury Center at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. In the fall of 2021, she was a Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Professor Marder writes about juries, judges, and courts and presents her work in the United States and abroad. She is a co-editor of Juries, Lay Judges, and Mixed Courts: A Global Perspective (2021).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; 1. The summons and the setting: Beginning the transformation
of citizens into jurors; 2. Voir Dire: Introducing jurors to the judge,
their fellow jurors, and their role; 3. Peremptory challenges: A barrier
that unnecessarily limits who can serve as jurors; 4. Jury instructions:
Reinforcing group identity and making instructions accessible to jurors; 5.
Jury deliberations: Performing the jury's main task with occasional
assistance from the judge; 6. The post-verdict interview: How judges can
help jurors in their transformation from jurors to engaged citizens;
Conclusion.