Верховный суд предлагает реформу суда присяжных с уменьшением числа заседателей и объединением их с судьёй

The 1937 paradox: why did the Soviet court acquit more often than modern ones at the height of the repressions? It was recently announced that the Supreme Court of Russia has prepared a proposal for jury trial reform. Specifically, this involves reducing the number of jurors to four and consolidating them into a single panel with a professional judge. The presiding judge will then be able to sit with the jurors in the deliberation room and explain the verdict process. Currently, in district and garrison military courts, the panel consists of six principal jurors, and in regional and equivalent courts, it consists of eight. Interestingly, the institution proposed for significant overhaul already occupies a rather modest place in Russian criminal proceedings. In 2025, Russian courts heard 640,962 criminal cases, with only 643 involving juries—r... Read more>>>