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Do juries understand the law?

Giles Bayliss explores this increasingly important issue

This article is relevant to AQA AS Law 01 (Law Making and the Legal System), Unit 04 concepts such as Justice and Balancing Interests, OCR AS Law Unit 1 (English Legal System) and WJEC AS Unit 1 (Understanding Legal Structures and Processes).

Students are often asked to evaluate the role of the jury. A common criticism is that jurors do not understand legal terminology or the law as explained by the judge. But how valid is this criticism?

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