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World Jury Systems$
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Neil Vidmar

Print publication date: 2000

Print ISBN-13: 9780198298564

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2010

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198298564.001.0001

The Civil Jury in America

Chapter:
(p. 381 ) 11 The Civil Jury in America
Source:
World Jury Systems
Author(s):

Stephan Landsman

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198298564.003.0011

This chapter addresses questions regarding the function of the modern jury. These include why juries have been given so important a place in the judicial process, and how the jury ought to be constituted to carry out its work. The chapter also examines the process used to select a jury, instructions used to structure decision-making, and the nature and form of jury verdicts. Despite many challenges to the jury system, careful assessment suggests that juries are still a necessary and effective part of the judicial system.

Keywords:   jury system, civil juries, civil litigation, civil cases, United States

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