Verdict : assessing the civil jury system /
The right to a jury trial is a fundamental feature of the American justice system. In recent years, however, aspects of the civil jury system have increasingly come under attack. Many question the ability of lay jurors to decide complex scientific and technical questions that often arise in civil su...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution,
c1993.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | The right to a jury trial is a fundamental feature of the American justice system. In recent years, however, aspects of the civil jury system have increasingly come under attack. Many question the ability of lay jurors to decide complex scientific and technical questions that often arise in civil suits. Others debate the high and rising costs of litigation, the staggering delay in resolving disputes, and the quality of justice. Federal and state courts, crowded with growing numbers of criminal cases, complain about handling difficult civil matters. As a result, the jury trial is effectively be. |
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| Item Description: | "The chapters in this volume were originally prepared for a joint project and symposium that Brookings conducted with the American Bar Association's Litigation Section in June 1992"--P. vii. Books at JSTOR Evidence Based Acquisitions |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 542 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780815720195 081572019X |
