法律英语4.pptVIP

Unit 24 Jury (I) Jury System Jury system, the safeguard of individual and the method of people’s direct participation in judicial actions, is one of the oldest judiciary ways in the world. Its foundation goes back a thousand years to the French empire of the Carolingian kings, who developed a procedure called the inquest, or inquisition, to determine the nature and extent of royal right. American jury system Originated in England formally Developing on the base of American individualism culture Regarded as American democracy Its health is essential to continuing quest for equality and justic