The important stride toward a more democratized criminal justice system is citizens’ participation in criminal trials. As a accomplishment of the stride, the system adopted a modified jury system in criminal trial through enacting the Act on Citizen Participation in Criminal Trial in 2007. However, the practice of pilot project revealed that the system does not fully fulfill the promise to enhance transparency and fairness in criminal trial through participation of citizen in the procedures. The initial problem is that the jury trial has not been opened to the extent of what people expects. In order to vitalize the jury trial, it would be better practice that cases in certain criminal categories should be subject to jury trial in priority, in which the defendant may request bench trial to court. The current jury trial has another hinderance in terms of quality which warrants meaningful participation of citizen. Unanimous verdicts should not be overruled by professional judges, though a verdict made by simple majority can be overruled by professional reasoning. In addition, the procedure for decisions of guilt and imposition of sentence should be bifurcated, at least in capital trial. Without jury participation, if the appellate court reviews the case, it would be a totally new trial which does not consider the jury’s deliberation and opinion made in the former trial. Therefore, there should be reasonal limit to the court review in appellate stage composed of only judge.
목차
I. Introduction II. Background of Citizen Participation in Criminal Trials 1. Developed to more democratized society – enhancedperception of citizens on the criminal justice system 2. Distrust of the Judicature and desire to enhancetransparency and credibility III. Major Characteristics of the Korean Jury System 1. Types of cases for Jury trial 2. Pre‐trial conference 3. Jury composition 4. Deliberation and verdict IV. Making Participation of Citizen more Meaningful 1. Quantity perspective 2. Quality perspective V. Conclusion References Abstract
백석대학교 유관순연구소 [BAEKSEOK UNIVERSITY YUGWANSUN RESEARCH CENTER]
설립연도
2000
분야
인문학>역사학
소개
설립목적과 기능 유관순 연구소는 유관순 열사 및 그와 관련 된 분야에 대한 연구를 수행하고, 그 성과를 보급함으로써 학술 중흥을 도모하고, 국가와 지역사회의 문화 발전에 기여하고자 한다. 본연구소는 위와 같은 목적을 달성하기 위하여 다음과 같은 일을 한다. 1. 유관순 열사 관련 학술연구 및 지원. 2. 유관순 열사 관련자료 수집 및 보존. 3. 유관순 열사 관련 학술지 및 도서 간행. 4. 유관순 열사 관련 교육프로그램 개발 및 시행. 5. 국내외의 학술기관의 연구 교류 등과 같은 일을 한다.