英国陪审制度改革及其走向

近代陪审制度起源于英国,为资产阶级民主发展做出了贡献,但是在当前世界范围内陪审制却呈衰微之势。顺应历史潮流,英国的司法界正在探索新的道路改革陪审制度来适应社会发展需要。我们国家的陪审制度也在摸索前进之中,吸收借鉴英国陪审制度改革的有益经验,可以加快我国司法改革的进程。

Reform of English Jury System and Its Trend

The jury system,which originates from the UK,has made great contribution to the development of world democracy. However,the jury system begin to show a sign of decadency at present.The judicial society in UK is seeking for new methods to reform the system in order to adapt itself to the social development.Learning from the experiences of UK,China has joined in this process to speed up the judicial reform of the country.