All nations within the Anglosphere (US, UK, CA, AU & NZ) have JD imposed towards citizens. I know that the US & Canada both inherited that from Britain, which explains why they have it. However, should it be entirely only the judge making the conviction (some countries operate on a lay-judge system meaning juries aren't used, such as Finland or Japan for example) rather than leaving that decision up to jurors?

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[–] 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

France has a jury system since the Revolution. The idea was to let the People judge itself. But only criminal affairs are judged with a jury nowadays.

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