%0 Journal Article
%T Trial by Jury in Russian Military Courts
%A Nikolai P. Kovalev
%J Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies
%D 2008
%I Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Soci¨¦t¨¦s et les Institutions Post-Sovi¨¦tiques
%X One of peculiar features of the military criminal justice system in Russia is that in some cases military defendants may apply for trial by jury. Unlike the existing U.S. court-martial jury and the Russian military jury of the early 1900s (World War I period) which were comprised of the members of the armed forces, in modern Russia jurors trying military defendants are civilians. This article aims to provide a brief history of military jury in Russia and identify issues of independence and impartiality in Russian military courts with participation of lay decision-makers. In particular, the article will analyze two high-profile cases which resulted in acquittals of Russian officers accused of killing several Chechen civilians during counter-terrorist operations in Chechnya.
%K Military Justice
%K Trials by Jury
%K Russia
%K Chechnya
%U http://pipss.revues.org/1533