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Annotation. The article examines the problematic issues of the implementation of the institution of the jury trial in Ukraine, the current state of the implementation of criminal justice by the jury trial, the reasons for the ineffectiveness of the domestic legislative mechanism of the activity of the jury trial, ways of improving the national legal system within the limits of the implementation of justice by the jury trial, and the possibility of implementing foreign experience in reforming the judicial system in Ukraine.

The article reveals the historical legal aspects and analyses the stages of judicial proceedings in Kievan Rus’. Much attention is given to the main principles of proceedings during the trial and the importance of the fairness regarding the parties.