кримінальне судочинство

Implementation of criminal justice by jury courts in Ukraine: current state and development prospects

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.

Legal status of the jury institute in criminal judicial procedure

The article analyzes the legal status of the jury in the criminal proceedings of Ukraine. It is noted that after gaining independence, the justice system of Ukraine is in fact in a state of constant reform. As a result of the 2016 reform, amendments were made to the Constitution of Ukraine on justice, and a new version of the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges” was adopted.