Trial by jury in a small state

Andrea Farrugia reflects on bias, independence and jury trials in Malta

There was a steady stillness in the air, with round eyes fixed on xeroxes in white. Behind closed doors, it felt that a day’s fleet had settled, as if time stopped there. I was there, as a law student, as a pretend juror in a pretend jury. I was the foreman, which meant I took…

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