JURY SYSTEM

Q: What if the factual determination made by
jurors who are not professional violates the current laws ?
Should the current laws be amended?
3.Traits
Britainic Jury System
(英国陪审团制度)
By Eileen
What is the jury system?
Jury system is a kind of judiciary(司法制度) which electes some jurors random from the plain citizens to participate in the trial of case and make the factual determination and legal use （事实认定和法律适用） independently of judge.
Grand Jury
Formation: 23 plain citizens. Function: to judge if the case can be accepted and heard(受理) . Value: to avoid wasting the sources of court hearing(庭审资源); to safeguard human rights.
set up a new kind of jury specially to exercise the right of sentence（行使判决权）
petty jury(小陪审团)
1.History
Grand Jury
Britainic Jury System
Petty Jury
2.Formation
Magna Carta
(1215 AD )
Jury system was laid down in the legal form.
rudiment of grand jury (大陪审团的雏形)
jury of suing
(起诉陪审团)
1.History
Edward III (1352 AD)
prohibited the jury of suing to participate in the sentence
rather than an odd number?
voting mechanism(表决机制)
Even if only one juror think the defendant is innocent, other jurors cannot convict(宣判 ... 有罪) the defendant.
2.Formation
Petty Jury
Formation: 12 plain citizens Fuction: to make the factual determination and legal use.
2.Formation
Q：Why the number of jurors of petty jury is an even
Hung Jury (被吊死的陪审团)
No Punishment in Doubtful Cases(疑罪从无)
2.Formation
Blacken a Good Man's Name
VS
Let the Criminal Pass
2.Formation
Trait
1
Britanic jury system consists of plain citizens.
Contents
1.History
2.Formation 3.Traits
Jury System
Norman Conquest
(1066 AD)
England
1.History
Henry II
Jury system bagan to exert the judicial function(发挥司法 功能).
specific occupations
3.Traits
Trait
2
Jurors shouldn't have any prejudice on the case before the trial.
select randomly
evade(规避) for cause
3.Traits
Trait
3
Jurors can make the factual determination and independently of judge.
Voice of the people is the voice of God
DEMOCRACY
3.Traits
The Brit源自文库sh Jury Act (1974)
Eligible (有资格的) registered elector between 18 and 65 live in UK for at least 5 years since 13 Not Eligible be deprived the right as a juror for having committed a crime