论陪审制度对美国诉讼制度的影响

陪审制度对美国诉讼制度的建立和运行有着深远的影响。陪审制度是现代对抗制得以确立和发展的基础,美国陪审制度的盛衰影响着对抗制的发展。陪审团审判机制孕育了美国证据法律制度,证据责任理论是建立在陪审制度基础之上的。随着陪审制度的发展,其自身的复杂性和不可预测性成为导致其他结案方式产生并蓬勃发展的重要因素。

Influence of Jury System on the American Judicial System

The construction and operation of the American judicial system is deeply influenced by the jury system,which constitutes the foundation of modern confrontation system.The ups and downs of the jury system impacts on the development of confrontation system.The American evidence law system is also rooted in the jury system,and the theory of burden of proof has the jury system as the basis.Along with the development of the jury system,the complexity and inscrutability of jury trial have led to the emergence and prosperity of many other ways of case settlement.