Download This PaperReigniting the Lamp: The Case for Including People Who Are Blind or Deaf As Jurors
27 Pages Posted: 21 Feb 2018
Date Written: October 2017
Abstract
This article presents the case for including people who are blind or deaf as jurors. It does so in the context of the High Court’s recent decision in Lyons v Queensland [2016] HCA 38. We also consider the impact of the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD), to which Australia is a signatory, the steps taken in the United States to accommodate deaf and blind jurors, and recent law reform and legislative developments in Australia.
Keywords: Australia, Jurors, Deaf, Blind, Convention on the Rights of People With Disabilities (CRPD)
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Budworth, Brock and Ryan, Trevor and Bartels, Lorana, Reigniting the Lamp: The Case for Including People Who Are Blind or Deaf As Jurors (October 2017). University of Western Australia Law Review, 42(2): 29-55, October 2017, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3124749
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