ANGLO WORLD: THE SPORT OF CONFLICT In the anglo world, our law evolved such that

ANGLO WORLD: THE SPORT OF CONFLICT

In the anglo world, our law evolved such that the judge was a trusted referee for combatants, not an authority. The judge is a referee, the two sides enter combat and the jury (the audience) determines who has won or lost. The common law had then to be understandable by common jurors, since they determine the outcome -they ‘judge’. The ‘judge’ himself or herself, is merely a referee to ensures that the rules of the game are obeyed.

Why does the jury system work in the anglo-sphere and why is it either feared or unworkable in others? And what can we learn from that?