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  • 5 - The Korean Jury System

  • from Part I - Advances in Lay Participation
  • Edited by Sanja Kutnjak Ivković, Michigan State University, Shari Seidman Diamond, Northwestern University, Illinois, Valerie P. Hans, Cornell University, New York, Nancy S. Marder, Chicago-Kent College of Law
  • Book:
    Juries, Lay Judges, and Mixed Courts
    Published online:
    03 August 2021
    Print publication:
    29 July 2021, pp 88-106

  • 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.