Open AccessThe role of public prosecutors in jury trials: the experience of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China
Author(s) -
Anastasiya Antonen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ûridičeskaâ nauka v kitae i rossii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2587-9723
DOI - 10.17803/2587-9723.2021.4.132-135
Subject(s) - jury , russian federation , law , political science , china , criminal trial , criminal code , popularity , institution , hung jury , sociology , criminal law , regional science
The article discusses the development of jury trials in Russia and China, the results of the work of the state prosecution in Russian jury trials on the basis of data from form No. 1 of the statistical reporting of the Judicial Department at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation over the past decade. The author provides statistical indicators confi rming the growing popularity of jury trials in Russia. The results of the return of criminal cases by the courts to the prosecutor in accordance with Art. 237 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation, as indicators of the effectiveness of the prosecutor’s work in courtare discussed.The article touches upon the problem of a stable increase in the number of acquitted persons in jury trials over the past 10 years. The ways of solving the current situation within the framework of the development of the system of jurors and the institution of public prosecution in the Russian Federation are proposed, which may be an experience for China.