IMPLEMENTATION AND WORK OF JURY IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF UKRAINE, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

The scientific paper is devoted to the study of the legal doctrine and regulatory framework for the formation and functioning of the institution of jury in the judicial system of Ukraine. The article analyzes the features of the introduction of the jury trial in the legislation of Ukraine, the experience of the functioning of this institution of legal proceedings in foreign countries in accordance with its main models in the world legal practice. The introduction of the jury is seen as one of the most democratic steps in reforming the judicial system, the advantages of which lie in the use of collegiality, reduced risk of miscarriages of justice, greater independence, nationality, publicity, and increased adversariality in the judicial process. The advantages and disadvantages of introducing a jury trial are formulated. Proposals for improving the legislation of Ukraine are presented. Particular attention is paid to the state of legislative support for the jury, guarantees and obstacles to its functioning in the legal realities of Ukraine. It has been established that in order to optimize the institution of the jury, it is necessary to change the legislation in terms of ensuring guarantees of the jury's activities, to increase the range of court proceedings that can be considered by the jury, to involve specialists in professional training of the jury, and the like. It has been proven that thanks to the participation of representatives of the people in the administration of justice, judicial proceedings become more transparent and open.