The criminal jury at trial. The doctrinal opinions of French authors (1750-1830)

The English model of the criminal jury was admired in the Europe of the Enlightenment, especially in France. Enthusiastically adopted by the revolutionaries (1790-1791), it became the object of very strong criticism because of the flawed practice of the system in the years 1792-1800. The Thermidorie...

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dialnet-ar-18-ART00014809832021-10-12The criminal jury at trial. The doctrinal opinions of French authors (1750-1830)Soleil, SylvainCriminal JuryDoctrineEnglandEnlightenmentFrench RevolutionNapoleonJury criminelDoctrinesAngleterreLumièresRévolution françaiseNapoléonThe English model of the criminal jury was admired in the Europe of the Enlightenment, especially in France. Enthusiastically adopted by the revolutionaries (1790-1791), it became the object of very strong criticism because of the flawed practice of the system in the years 1792-1800. The Thermidoriens, then the members of the Directoire sought to rectify the operating of the double jury of accusation and judgment. In vain. A first doctrinal controversy erupted in the years 1798-1808, when Napoleon Bonaparte questioned whether the jury should be maintained or not. A second doctrinal controversy arose after the restoration of King Louis XVIII, in the years 1818-1828, when it was a question of rehabilitating the English jury as a symbol of balanced criminal justice, but also of going to England to observe how justice worked. Le modèle anglais de jury criminel est admiré et réclamé dans l’Europe des Lumières, spécialement en France. Adopté dans l’enthousiasme par les révolutionnaires (1790-1791), il devient l’objet de critiques très vives parce que la pratique des années 1792-1800 révèle des failles dans le système. Les Thermidoriens, puis les membres du Directoire cherchent à rectifier le fonctionnement du double jury d’accusation et de jugement. En vain. Une première controverse doctrinale se déchaîne dans les années 1798-1808, lorsque Napoléon Bonaparte s’interroge sur le maintien du jury. Une seconde controverse doctrinale a lieu après la restauration du roi Louis XVIII, dans les années 1818-1828, lorsqu’il s’agit de réhabiliter le jury anglais comme symbole d’une justice criminelle équilibrée, mais aussi d’aller sur place pour observer en Angleterre la façon dont fonctionne la justice.2021text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8084180(Revista) ISSN 2525-510XRevista Brasileira de Direito Processual Penal, ISSN 2525-510X, Vol. 7, Nº. 2, 2021, pags. 763-800engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI
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The criminal jury at trial. The doctrinal opinions of French authors (1750-1830)
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The English model of the criminal jury was admired in the Europe of the Enlightenment, especially in France. Enthusiastically adopted by the revolutionaries (1790-1791), it became the object of very strong criticism because of the flawed practice of the system in the years 1792-1800. The Thermidoriens, then the members of the Directoire sought to rectify the operating of the double jury of accusation and judgment. In vain. A first doctrinal controversy erupted in the years 1798-1808, when Napoleon Bonaparte questioned whether the jury should be maintained or not. A second doctrinal controversy arose after the restoration of King Louis XVIII, in the years 1818-1828, when it was a question of rehabilitating the English jury as a symbol of balanced criminal justice, but also of going to England to observe how justice worked. 
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