Choosing for juries. Application and development of juries in old and new jury trial countries

Why do governments try to limit the application of jury
trials, both in countries where jury trials are native and
in countries that have more recently instituted them?

This is a critical question today as government authorities are
trying to limit the role of juries, especially when it comes to
complex fraud cases, national security and terrorism cases,
and cases where juries seem to have a propensity for high
acquittal rates. Therefore, understanding how governments
are promoting and constraining jury trials is important.

This
book analyzes the reasons that motivate governments to
introduce jury trial practices and the factors that condition
the role these types of trials play in the administration of
criminal justice systems as a whole. The research derives
its finding from the comparative analysis of criminal justice
systems of the United Kingdom, the Russian Federation and
the Republic of Azerbaijan. It also assesses prospects of the
application of jury trials in the Republic of Azerbaijan based
on analysis of the criminal justice systems of countries where
these practices already exist.

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Nazim Ziyadov is doctor of law (Ghent University, Belgium).
He is currently Head of Legal Department at Azerbaijan
Investment Company (AIC) in Baku, Azerbaijan.