When Juries Come to Russian District Courts: Lay Participation Expansion and Court System Non-Compliance
When Juries Come to Russian District Courts: Lay Participation Expansion and Court System Non-Compliance
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当陪审团来到俄罗斯地方法院时：非专业人士参与的扩大和法院系统的不合规
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2023
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E. Khodzhaeva
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E. Khodzhaeva
摘要：本文利用2018-2021年在俄罗斯13个地区收集的原始访谈数据以及官方法院统计数据，探讨了陪审团审判的最新改革，将其扩展到地区法院。改革作为一种民主工具得到推广，其目的是提高非专业人员的参与程度，解决俄罗斯司法机构中的法官偏见问题。该文件表明，虽然这些目标已经部分实现，但由于司法机构内部根深蒂固的阻力造成的执行问题，改革濒临失败。通过访谈数据和官方法庭统计数据，本文指出了这种抵制的主要原因，并提供了证据表明，法官使用两种主要策略来破坏改革：推翻陪审团的无罪判决和陪审团审判惩罚。
Abstract:Drawing on original interview data collected in 13 regions of Russia in 2018-2021, as well as official court statistics, the article explores the latest reform of jury trial, which extended it to district courts. Promoted as a democratic tool, the reform was meant to increase levels of lay participation and to address the issue of accusatorial bias in the Russian judiciary. The paper demonstrates that while these goals have partially been achieved, the reform is bordering on failure due to implementation issues stemming from deep-rooted resistance within the judiciary itself. With the help of interview data and official court statistics, the article identifies the main reasons for this resistance and provides evidence that judges use two main strategies to sabotage the reform: overturning acquittals granted by juries and jury trial penalty.