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5 - The Korean Jury System

The First Decade

from Part I - Advances in Lay Participation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2021

By
Jaihyun Park
Edited by
Sanja Kutnjak Ivković ,
Shari Seidman Diamond ,
Valerie P. Hans  and
Nancy S. Marder
Sanja Kutnjak Ivković
Affiliation:
Michigan State University
Shari Seidman Diamond
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Illinois
Valerie P. Hans
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
Nancy S. Marder
Affiliation:
Chicago-Kent College of Law
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Summary

The Korean jury system was implemented at the beginning of 2008. Over the past ten years, more than 2,000 jury trials have taken place with over 16,000 lay citizens serving as jurors. This chapter reports on the jury trials conducted during this period and discusses key issues concerning the operation of the new system. Although empirical data have indicated that Korean citizens are competent to make valid legal decisions, the jury’s verdict remains advisory. The effect of jury verdicts has been the focus of recent discussions, along with new procedural and political problems that have emerged (e.g., questions about decision rules, frequent appeals by the prosecution). Despite ongoing challenges, the jury trial has been operating as a regular participant in the criminal justice system for over a decade and appears to be accepted as a successful feature of the modern Korean justice system.

Keywords

Korean jury systemjury competenceadvisory juryjudge–jury agreement
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Juries, Lay Judges, and Mixed Courts
A Global Perspective
 , pp. 88 - 106
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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