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Getting Citizens Involved: Civil Participation In Judicial Decision-Making In Korea, Jae-Hyup Lee
Getting Citizens Involved: Civil Participation In Judicial Decision-Making In Korea, Jae-Hyup Lee
Jae-Hyup Lee
Korea introduced civil participation in criminal trials (jury trials) for the first time in the nation’s history on January 1, 2008. The Korean jury system incorporates both the U.S.-style jury system and the German lay assessor system to assess the actual experience of citizen participation in trials during the initial five year experimental phase. This Article first delineates the background history of the introduction of the jury system in Korea and explains the relevant legal provisions. Then the Article discusses problems that have arisen, implications for the future, and important remaining research questions based on the experience of the first …