Where does the right to be tried by a jury orginate from?

Question

Im Stuck with my Law Competition. Can someone answer ''Where does the right to be tried by a jury originate from....I would be thankful.

Kris

Answer 1

the Magna Carta, signed by King John in 1215.

Answer 2

From Henry II

The Assize of Clarendon (1166) established procedures of criminal justice including a jury.

Answer 3

Thomas Jefferson insisted that a Bill of Rights for citizens be established along side the constitution.  Look up amendment number 6 in the Bill.

Answer 4

Originally in Athens!!!

Answer 5

Greece. Aristotle wrote about the jury system in Athens.

Answer 6

For the second time:

Amendment VI

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

Answer 7

Every one so far is right.  The British (Magna Carta)developed a legal system based on prior philosophies, which provided for a jury of ones peers to oversee the evidence against you, and determine if you should be convicted.  This was an attempt to prevent abuse of the legal system by the government.  The US just broadened the concept, and made its application more universal.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

England. It goes back to the Magna Carta times. A jury of your peers. It did not mean that ordinary folks could demand a jury of their peers. Peers were technically bluebloods but the practice spread as the Brits gradually democratized.

Answer 10

Since time immemorial, men had dissected many method on how to punish offenders.  Thus, the jury system evolved from generations of practices to make criminals answerable for their offenses.