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Juries need to be told how they’re allowed to use the internet to ensure fair trials
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Holt, J and Gogarty, B, Juries need to be told how they're allowed to use the internet to ensure fair trials, The Conversation, Australia, 22 January 2020 (2020) [Magazine Article]
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Abstract
Juries are supposed to consider evidence without influence or bias from the outside world. However, the widespread access to and use of the internet and social media threatens to undermine this, with significant consequences for our criminal justice system and those within it.
Given courts cannot effectively police smart-phone use they must adapt to it. This week the Tasmania Law Reform Institute completed its year long inquiry into courts and the information age, and has recommendations as to how they can adapt.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Magazine Article |
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| Keywords: | juries, fair trial, social media, tasmania law reform |
| Research Division: | Law and Legal Studies |
| Research Group: | Law in context |
| Research Field: | Criminal law |
| Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
| Objective Group: | Justice and the law |
| Objective Field: | Law reform |
| UTAS Author: | Holt, J (Ms Jemma Holt) |
| UTAS Author: | Gogarty, B (Dr Brendan Gogarty) |
| ID Code: | 137083 |
| Year Published: | 2020 |
| Deposited By: | Law |
| Deposited On: | 2020-01-30 |
| Last Modified: | 2020-02-11 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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