Why is there no jury system in China?

Legal analysis: 1. Jury system has been developed for many years in Britain and America, especially in Britain. Juries are even more powerful than judges. They exercise the right to find out the facts, that is, to decide whether the suspect is guilty or not, while the judge exercises the right to apply the law and judge the suspect by applying the law. The factual findings made by the jury cannot be easily overturned by the judge.

2. In our country, the implementation of people's jurors does not give the jury substantive jurisdiction, but the most important significance of implementing this work is to let more citizens get in touch with judicial trials at zero distance. It is not just hearsay, barrier-free listening, browsing online files and watching live video, but real participation, which guarantees people's right to know, participate, express and supervise to the maximum extent.

3. The people's jury system is the inherent requirement of the principle of people's sovereignty, an effective way for people to express their opinions rationally and participate in the judiciary in an orderly manner, which can effectively make up for the defects and deficiencies of the current people's jury system. The people's jury system has played an important role in enhancing social awareness of the rule of law, ensuring judicial justice and enhancing judicial authority.

Legal basis: Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 1 People's jurors elected in accordance with this decision shall participate in the trial activities of the people's courts according to law and enjoy the same rights as judges, except that they may not serve as presiding judges.

Article 2 A people's court shall try the following cases of first instance by a collegial panel composed of people's jurors and judges, except for cases that are tried by summary procedure and cases that are otherwise stipulated by law:

(1) Criminal, civil and administrative cases with great social impact;

(2) A case in which the defendant in a criminal case, the plaintiff in a civil case or the defendant and plaintiff in an administrative case apply to be tried by a collegiate panel of people's jurors.

Article 3 When people's jurors and judges form a collegiate panel to hear a case, the proportion of people's jurors in the collegiate panel shall not be less than one third. Article 4 A citizen serving as a people's juror shall meet the following conditions:

(a) support the constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC);

(2) At least 23 years old;

(3) Good conduct, fairness and decency;

(4) being in good health.

Article 4 People serving as people's jurors should generally have a college education or above.

Article 5 Members of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress, staff members of people's courts, people's procuratorates, public security organs, state security organs and judicial administrative organs, practicing lawyers and other personnel shall not serve as people's jurors.

Article 6 The following persons shall not serve as people's jurors:

(1) Having received criminal punishment for committing a crime;

(2) Being expelled from public office.

Article 7 The number of people's jurors shall be determined by the basic people's court according to the needs of hearing cases and submitted to the Standing Committee of the people's congress at the same level.

Article 8 A citizen who meets the requirements for serving as a people's juror may be recommended to the basic people's court by his unit or the grassroots organization where his domicile is located, or he may apply himself. The basic people's court shall examine the people's jurors jointly with the judicial administrative organ of the people's government at the same level, and the president of the basic people's court shall propose candidates for people's jurors and report them to the Standing Committee of the people's congress at the same level for appointment.

Article 9 The term of office of a people's jury is five years.