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Revue internationale de droit pénal
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I.S.B.N.2-86586-990-3
638 pages

p. 355 à 363
doi: 10.3917/ridp.721.0355

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Vol. 72 2001/1-2

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The advantages and disadvantages of lay judges from a Swedish perspective

Prof. Christian DIESEN

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• 2. A philosophical argument for lay judges is that justice can only be defined in a layperson’s terms.

• 5. An argument for lay judging considers the lay judge to be a link with the common sense of justice.

— a) What is the common sense of law ? Isn´t that same value not expressed by the law ?

— b) Is there space for common sense in judging today ?

— Do lay judges represent the common sense of justice ?

— d) If the lay judges are selected for every individual trial - can they represent the common sense of justice ?

— f) Should the lay judge express the common sense of justice ?

• 6. Another argument for lay judges is that they bring a broader life experience into the court.

• 7. Close to the argument of broader life experience is the argument for lay participation as a safeguard against technocracy.

• 8. A milder form of the anti-techocratic argument is that lay participation in court makes the proceeedings more easily understandable.

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