Trends in developing the jury institution in the Russian Federation

Abstract

The article considers various forms of participating in the administration of justice in criminal cases in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States of America. A 30-year long development of the jury institution in Russia and its active reforming since 2016 necessitate a scientific analysis of various forms of people's participation, identification of their features, positive and negative experience. Despite the expanded jurisdiction of the jury considering criminal cases, the introduction of this institution at the level of district courts and the reduction of jury members, there is an acute issue of forming jury boards (the unwillingness of citizens to participate in the administration of justice) and a large number of repealed sentences passed in this form of legal proceedings. The positive experience of other democratic federal states can serve as an example of ensuring the functioning of the jury institution in Russia.