Jury System and Democracy: A Reflection Based on Comparison Method

Abstract

The jury system is one of the most concerned litigation systems in the world. The jury that symbolizes democracy is declining in the common law system. Likewise, the Chinese law circle holds different viewpoints on China’s existing people’s assessor system. The judicial effectiveness of the Anglo-American jury was analyzed, and the relationship between the Anglo-American jury system and judicial democracy was examined in this paper. Moreover, an insight into the existence or abolishment of the people’s assessor system was offered based on its status quo. On this basis, some suggestions were given regarding realizing judicial democracy for China’s existing judicial system without impairing judicial specialization.