Information Technologies in Jury Trials: International Experience and the Possibility of Its Implementation in the Russian Legal Field

Pavel Lutsenko, Genrikh Devyatkin

2021

Abstract

Introduction. Trial jury is a dynamically developing form of administering criminal justice. The Russian legislator has expanded the scope of this institution, extending its effect to the level of federal district courts and garrison military courts. The complexity of the procedure, which lengthens the time for considering cases in court, the necessity to attract significant material resources, organizational costs are the factors that do not contribute to the effectiveness of justice administration. However, in assessing the usefulness of maintaining this institution in the Russian criminal process, it is necessary to proceed from the priority of values related to the protection of individual rights. Materials and methods. Using the comparative legal method of scientific research, a foreign experience of applying certain informational techniques is analyzed. This experience allows to prepare preliminary a citizen for the performance of juror duties and to carry out the function of administering justice during the trial. Research results. Going away from the problems that have been discussed in the science of the criminal process that accompany the formation and the development of the trial jury in Russia, the author suggests and proves the thesis that the main direction for its further improvement should be the model changing of juror cognitive activity by the implementation of information technologies that can turn a citizen from a passive observer of what is happening in the courtroom into an active participant in the evidence process. Discussion and conclusion. The authors conclud that the trial jury as a procedure ensuring the making of independent and fair decisions has certain advantages, which allows us to accept the inevitable costs connected with the organizing of legal proceedings. Some of the simplest information technologies, such as keeping written records during a judicial investigation, using videoconferencing and etc., are already partially used in court practice, but their scope can be expanded significantly. Other technologies within the general policy of informatization and digitalization, conducted in Russia, haven't been mastered yet

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Lutsenko P. and Devyatkin G. (2021). Information Technologies in Jury Trials: International Experience and the Possibility of Its Implementation in the Russian Legal Field. In Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Forum on Jurisprudence - Volume 1: WFLAW, ISBN 978-989-758-598-2, pages 33-39. DOI: 10.5220/0010660000003224

in Bibtex Style

@conference{wflaw21,
author={Pavel Lutsenko and Genrikh Devyatkin},
title={Information Technologies in Jury Trials: International Experience and the Possibility of Its Implementation in the Russian Legal Field},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Forum on Jurisprudence - Volume 1: WFLAW,},
year={2021},
pages={33-39},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010660000003224},
isbn={978-989-758-598-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Forum on Jurisprudence - Volume 1: WFLAW,
TI - Information Technologies in Jury Trials: International Experience and the Possibility of Its Implementation in the Russian Legal Field
SN - 978-989-758-598-2
AU - Lutsenko P.
AU - Devyatkin G.
PY - 2021
SP - 33
EP - 39
DO - 10.5220/0010660000003224