국민참여재판 배심원 선정절차의 개선방안

초록

Citizen Participation in Criminal Trials was introduced to increase the democratic legitimacy and credibility of jurisdiction, and the results of its operation for over 10 years have been positively evaluated. However, the rate of implementation is limited to a small fraction in light of the entire criminal case, and there are also time and economic burdens in the actual operation, in addition to concerns about the irrationality of the jury's conclusion. In order to revitalize this system, which was initially introduced with difficulty for judicial democratization, active and practical participation of the Citizen is required, and it is also very necessary to improve the system so that it is operated in a way that minimizes the time and economic burdens as well as the possibility of unreasonable conclusions. To this end, it is of utmost importance to select a fair and unbiased jury as a basis for realizing the function of a fair judicial system. As for improvement measures, first, it is necessary to prepare a procedure to select candidates with representativeness, diversity, and expertise during the stage of selecting prospective jurors. A standardized questioning procedure should be put in place to ensure fairness in the jury selection stage, and third, improvement procedures is needed to solve the problem of time and economic burdens.

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