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Jury Trial and Hearsay Rule

  • Legal Theory & Practice Review
  • Abbr : LTPR
  • 2018, 6(1), pp.117-138
  • Publisher : The Korea Society for Legal Theory and Practice Inc.
  • Research Area : Social Science > Law

Kim, Jong Goo 1

1조선대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

This study focuses on the relationship between jury trial and hearsay rule. The Korean Criminal Procedure Act adopted provisions for cross-examination and hearsay rule in 1961. Hearsay rule is one of the important elements of the adversary system. In addition, Anglo-American evidence law, including hearsay rule, is a child of a Jury system. Historically, Anglo-American evidence law became necessary because there were lay jurors as fact-finders. Historically, the jury system and the adversary system have been bases for hearsay rule. The important rationale for hearsay rule is that the declarant cannot be examined. Therefore, we need to promote the adversary trial and the cross-examination for the future form of Korean style hearsay rule in the citizen participation trial. The goal of this study is directed at looking for a desirable form of future Korean style hearsay rule in the citizen participation trial.

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