Criminal justice reform in Russia, Ukraine, and the former republics of the Soviet Union : trial by jury and mixed courts /

This book examines challenges to jury reforms in the transitional justice systems of the post-Soviet countries. It also provides an analysis of the historical, political and social contexts criminal justice reforms in the former Soviet Union. This book contains six color photographs and 1 black and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kovalev, Nikolai
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Jury > Former Soviet republics.
Lay judges > Former Soviet republics.
Juges sans formation juridique > Ex-URSS.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Jury.
Lay judges.
Soviet Union > Former Soviet republics.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Methodological approach
  • Models of lay adjudication
  • The history of lay adjudication in post-Soviet states
  • Defects of the criminal justice systems in the post-Soviet states and the potential role of lay adjudication in re-shaping criminal justice systems
  • Conditions for effective lay adjudication reforms in post-Soviet states
  • The scope of lay adjudication
  • Selection of lay adjudicators
  • Trial procedure in courts with lay adjudication
  • Deliberations, the verdict and appellate review
  • Conclusion.

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