The Jury: A Very Short Introduction

Almost every society has professional judges, but from ancient Athens to modern Asia, cultures have wanted ordinary people involved in legal decisions. The use of juries comes with challenges; societies must determine how to select jurors, what cases jurors should decide and by what rules, and how to inform jurors about the law and evidence.



This Very Short Introduction shows how and why societies around the world have used juries, charting the spread of the twelve-person jury from England t...