Criminal justice reform in Russia, Ukraine, and the former republics of the Soviet Union : trial by jury and mixed courts / Nikolai Kovalev ; with a preface by Stephen C. Thaman
1 online resource (xvi, 642 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
Contents
Introduction -- Methodological approach -- Models of lay adjudication -- The history of lay adjudication in post-Soviet states -- Defects of the criminal justice systems in the post-Soviet states and the potential role of lay adjudication in re-shaping criminal justice systems -- Conditions for effective lay adjudication reforms in post-Soviet states -- The scope of lay adjudication -- Selection of lay adjudicators -- Trial procedure in courts with lay adjudication -- Deliberations, the verdict and appellate review -- Conclusion
Summary
This book examines challenges to jury reforms in the transitional justice systems of the post-Soviet countries. It also provides an analysis of the historical, political and social contexts criminal justice reforms in the former Soviet Union. This book contains six color photographs and 1 black and white photographs
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 569-617) and index
