subject: The UK Lord first time allow to trial live throught microblogging [print this page] The UK Lord first time allow to trial live throught microblogging
In court, observers are generally allowed to take photographs video recording, to ensure that the seriousness of the court, the protection of privacy, but also the need for case hearing. However, whether to allow reporters in the trial, the use of social networking sites such as Twitter micro-blog real-time written reports, and no express provision, which has become a global controversy.
December 21, Leeds Criminal Court in the case of a murder case. At that time, court reporters were allowed to use the Twitter micro-blog real-time reports. It became a British judge a "landmark" decision for the first time after the declaration of the implementation.
December 20, Chief Justice of England and Wales issued interim guidance Eagle Jazz, announced that it would conditionally allow journalists to sit in court during the network through Twitter and other tools for text broadcast on the court. British media said it was a landmark decision.
1981 under the UK implementation of the "contempt of court law," the court banned cameras, taking pictures and recording. However, not foreseen in the formulation of laws to smart phones, Twitter and other things to happen. The absence of express provision, the court issued microblogging become a "gray area."
In the Anglo-American jury system generally applicable in criminal cases the trial, how to control real-time information on the impact of the jury, is the focus of controversy.
Some people think that the defendant's trial, family members may use Twitter to publish real-time threat or influence witnesses and the victim's relatives may also use Twitter to try to put pressure on the jury.
In addition, a large number of real-time Twitter comments triggered reports may affect the hearing of the case and may have prejudiced the jury. Despite all the jurors were asked only to make a ruling based on evidence, but recently it was discovered that a juror in the United States on Twitter decision to seek the views of supporters on the case.
Therefore, the release of "accurate, impartial," the Twitter message, a British general consensus of the legal profession. Legal analysts say the UK Rosenberg stressed that Twitter allowed to publish in the courts should be the experienced, trained journalists, not ordinary people. "Because of television, radio, newspapers, websites are reproduced these Twitter messages, so these Twitter messages have to be very accurate."
Currently, the interim guidance on implementation in England and Wales only, but also to seek the British Government in the near future, the Attorney General, the media and the British Editors Complaints Commission's views to be assessed and revised.
