Relevance, advantages and disadvantages of implementation of the jury in Russia

The modern legal system of the Russian Federation can be attributed to the Romano-Germanic legal family, where the main source of law is laws and other regulatory legal acts. The jury for the Romano-Germanic system of law is a rather controversial tool, since, before a criminal case goes to the court, it goes through several verification instances, in contrast to the Anglo- Saxon system of law, where the jury is present from the very beginning of the collection of evidence in the case , and can really evaluate the evidence gathered during the investigation. Currently, on the basis of the Federal Law of 23.07.2016. No. 209-FZ “On Amendments to the Federal Law” On Jurors of Federal Courts of General Jurisdiction in the Russian Federation “, which entered into force on 01.06.2018, in the Russian Federation the jury operates both at the level of regional and regional courts, and in district and city courts of general jurisdiction. In theory, by expanding the scope of application and expanding the powers of the jury, our state seeks to make justice more accessible and “transparent”, in practice, the application of this method of administering justice only generates new legal conflicts and difficulties in achieving the principles of justice and legality.