LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Social Science, Peremptory Challenge, Authoritarianism
5 Apr 2016
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An ancient welch king morgan of glamorgan established trial by jury in. Was most likely imported to england with the normand conquest. First used as a source of information, under oath, during a trial. Before the 12th century, most trial was by ordeal: water, ire, etc. Made it way in canada in the mid 17th century. Notion of having a jury, is older than the notion of having a judge in a jury. Juries used to be people who would vouch for the accused, very similar to a witness. The same people who vouched for you would be able to exonerate you. Civil (governed by provincial statutes): malicious arrest, slander, libel, false imprisonment. All require trial by jury in a superior court, this right can be waived if both parties consent. Imp: the selection of juries falls under provincial jurisdiction.
