Introduction:

- Jury exist around the world

- Jury systems in Britain and other commonwealth countries has a long history

- It was debated or adopted of incorporating ordinary citizens as decision makers in their legal system
- Juries represent the community in the courtroon, helping to ensure that legal outcomes are
consistent with local ideas about justice and fairness

- it is also a way to educate citizens on legal concepts and legal procedures

Types of Lay Participation Systems:

- The term juror refers to any layperson who participates in legal decision making

-Jackson & Kovalev Label the first approach the continental jury model which allocates to the jury an
exclusive function to determine the defendants guilt

Collaborative court - also known as mixed tribunal

- Classic German or Schoffen Collaborative court

- The french collaborative court

- Expert assessor collaborative court model

Support for Citizen Participation in Legal Decision Making

- lay participation in a legal decision making is essential in that the citizenry constitutes the pool of lay
decision makers

- cooperative public is required for successful operation of the system

- The use of jury meaning there is a strong public support