How Long to Read Juries and the Transformation of Criminal Justice in France in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

How Long Does it Take to Read Juries and the Transformation of Criminal Justice in France in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 36 minutes to read Juries and the Transformation of Criminal Justice in France in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries by James M. Donovan

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James Donovan takes a comprehensive approach to the history of the jury in modern France by investigating the legal, political, sociocultural, and intellectual aspects of jury trial from the Revolution through the twentieth century. He demonstrates that these juries, through their decisions, helped shape reform of the nation's criminal justice system. From their introduction in 1791 as an expression of the sovereignty of the people through the early 1900s, argues Donovan, juries often acted against the wishes of the political and judicial authorities, despite repeated governmental attempts to manipulate their composition. High acquittal rates for both political and nonpolitical crimes were in part due to juror resistance to the harsh and rigid punishments imposed by the Napoleonic Penal Code, Donovan explains. In response, legislators gradually enacted laws to lower penalties for certain crimes and to give jurors legal means to offer nuanced verdicts and to ameliorate punishments. Faced with persistently high acquittal rates, however, governments eventually took powers away from juries by withdrawing many cases from their purview and ultimately destroying the panels' independence in 1941.

How long is Juries and the Transformation of Criminal Justice in France in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries?

Juries and the Transformation of Criminal Justice in France in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries by James M. Donovan is 273 pages long, and a total of 69,069 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Juries and the Transformation of Criminal Justice in France in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 17 minutes to read Juries and the Transformation of Criminal Justice in France in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries aloud.

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Juries and the Transformation of Criminal Justice in France in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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