GOLDEN-RULE ARGUMENT

golden rule argument

golden-rule argument. A jury argument in which a lawyer asks the jurors to reach a verdict by imagining themselves or someone they care about in the place of the injured plaintiff or crime victim. • Because golden-rule arguments ask the jurors to become advocates for the plaintiff or victim and to ignore their obligation to […]

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Golden Rule argument

Golden Rule argument 「金科玉律」型辩论 「金科玉律」源出《圣经·新约全书》所述「希望别人怎样待自己,自己也要怎样待别人」。「金科玉律」型辩论指法庭辩论时要求陪审员将自己或家人或亲朋好友设想为案件的受害人,并由此作出裁断。在刑事案件和民事案件中这种辩论方式都是不恰当的。

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