The United Kingdom’s renewed national debate on whether its jury-trial system requires sweeping reform has reopened one of the fundamental questions of modern jurisprudence: should the fate of an accused person rest in the hands of ordinary citizens or trained judicial officers alone? While Britain wrestles with the refinement of a centuries-old democratic institution, Nigeria faces a more existential dilemma. Having abolished jury trials in the 1960s, Nigeria now operates a fully judge-driven system, one that has, over time, become synonymous
The United Kingdom’s renewed national debate on whether its jury-trial system requires sweeping reform has reopened one of the fundamental questions of modern jurisprudence: should the fate of an accused person rest in the hands of ordinary citizens or trained judicial officers alone? While Britain wrestles with the refinement of a centuries-old democratic institution, Nigeria faces a more existential dilemma. Having abolished jury trials in the 1960s, Nigeria now operates a fully judge-driven system, one that has, over time, become synonymous
