How will David Lammy’s overhaul of jury trials work?
“緊急狀態”下的司法變局:英國陪審團審判權的收縮
Justice secretary says reforms are needed to reduce backlog of almost 80,000 cases waiting to be heard in crown court
為應對近8萬起案件積壓,英國司法大臣提議設立由法官單獨審理的“法官席分庭”,部分被告將失去陪審團審判權。此舉雖旨在提升效率,但被法律界批評為對個人自由與司法公正傳統根基的沖擊,引發巨大爭議。