Sensational Trials Have Provoked Questions About the Law, Justice and Punishment
Many thanks to Kelsey Morse of White Mountains Regional HS (NH) Humanities Team for the ideas that sparked this edition.
The Right to a Trial by Jury
https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/magna-carta-muse-and-mentor/trial-by-jury.html
A Discussion of the “First Murder”: the biblical tale of brother killing brother and the complex relationships among victim, perpetrator and judge.
https://billmoyers.com/content/the-first-murder/
NPR: Three current trials put a spotlight on justice
How Medieval Europe thought of Justice
https://www.medievalists.net/2019/04/how-medieval-europe-thought-of-justice/
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sll/disciplines/english/lion/justice.shtml
China’s Legal System And The “Ten Abominations”
https://china-journal.org/2016/05/11/china-legal-system-ten-abominations/
The Aztec Legal System
https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/you-contribute/aztec-law
http://azteccivilisations-justice.weebly.com/aztec-justice.html
Justifiably Infamous: The Spanish Inquisition
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Spanish-Inquisition
The Evolution of the Philippine Criminal Justice System
Native American Social Structure, Laws and Punishments
https://restorativejustice.org/10fulltext/eagleharley
The Unique Problems Facing Native American Youths in the Criminal Justice System
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/native-american-youths-criminal-justice-system.html
Guilt or Innocence: Varieties of Ordeal and Torture
https://pages.uoregon.edu/dluebke/Witches442/442Week03--Ordeal&Torture.html
Trial by combat
https://priceonomics.com/a-brief-history-of-trial-by-combat/
How U.S. Courts Work
https://judiciallearningcenter.org/your-day-in-court/
The U.S. Federal Court System
https://www.justice.gov/usao/justice-101/federal-courts
Stage courts versus federal courts in the U.S.
https://judiciallearningcenter.org/state-courts-vs-federal-courts/
“Jim Crow” Justice in America
https://oxfordaasc.com/page/focus-on-jim-crow-justice/jim-crow-justice
https://www.britannica.com/event/Jim-Crow-law
How the Massachusetts jury system was created.
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/learn-about-the-history-of-the-jury-system
The International Court of Justice
Note: As always, Grand Challenges links do not necessarily represent our feelings or beliefs, but are intended to provoke inquiry, discussion, and critical thinking.
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