Contemporary Challenges in the Jury System: A Comparative Perspective

This work explores issues facing contemporary juries, such as rapid advances in technology, changing dynamics and behaviours in society, and challenges aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic. It presents research from various disciplines and jurisdictions, taking legal, psychological and criminological perspectives.

Nicola Monaghan is a Principal Lecturer in Law at the University of Worcester. She teaches Criminal Law and the Law of Evidence, and her research focuses on jury misconduct and how we might improve the jury trial in order to protect the institution of the jury.