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The right to _________, or the right of parties in a dispute to have their case determined by a group of ordinary citizens, dates back in england to the magna carta (1215).

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The right to trial by jury dates back in England to Magna Carta. This right sought to replace the right by ordeal whereby the accused subjected to various means to determine if they were innocent. These included burning and drowning.
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