Opinion: Australian courts move to video, but it's hard to get a fair trial remotely
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 07:30
in Psychology & Sociology
In the past, the courts were ideal breeding grounds for spreading disease. In what became known as the "Black Assize", a deadly fever that swept through prisons and courts in England in 1586, 11 of 12 jurors in one trial died. So did a number of judges and constables.