During the trial, the people's jurors consult the materials involved, independently express their opinions on ascertaining the facts, independently exercise their voting rights, review the judgment documents involved, supervise the cases involved, and put forward opinions and suggestions on the work of the people's courts.
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The people's jury system has played an important role in promoting judicial democracy, ensuring judicial justice and enhancing judicial credibility.
In August 2004, the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) passed the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Improving the People's Jury System, which not only clarified that people's jurors "shall participate in the trial activities of the people's courts according to law, and shall have the same rights as judges except being the presiding judge", but also stipulated that people's jurors shall participate in the collegial panel to hear cases and independently exercise their voting rights in ascertaining facts and applying laws.
However, in judicial practice, the phenomenon of people's jurors "accompanying without trial, trying without deliberation" often appears. In order to give full play to its expected function and value, on April 20, 20 15, the 14th meeting of the 12th the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) considered the Supreme People's Court's proposal to submit the "Decision on Authorizing the Pilot Work of People's Jury System Reform in Some Areas (Draft)", and authorized the Supreme People's Court to set up offices in Beijing, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Fujian, Shandong, Henan, Guangxi, Chongqing and Shaanxi/KLOC-. ?
After the implementation of the pilot reform, people's jurors' right to participate in the trial of cases will be further explored, and people's jurors will gradually explore the practice of not hearing the application of the law but only participating in the trial of facts, giving full play to the advantages of people's jurors' rich social experience and understanding of social conditions and public opinion, and improving the social recognition of people's court decisions. People's jurors independently express their opinions on the determination of the facts of the case in the process of case appraisal, and no longer express their opinions on the application of law.
References:
People's Network-What do people's jurors do?
Baidu encyclopedia-people's jurors
Xinhuanet-Focus on the People's Juror System