📓 Chapter 5: The UK Government, the Law and Your Role
5.4.5 Jury service
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In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, serious criminal cases are tried by a jury of 12 members of the public. In Scotland, a jury has 15 members. Jurors are randomly selected from the electoral register. Jury service is a civic duty — if you are called, you are legally required to attend unless you have a valid reason not to. The jury listens to the evidence and decides whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty.
Key Facts
- Jury: 12 in England/Wales/NI, 15 in Scotland
- Randomly selected from electoral register
- Jury service is a civic duty — legally required to attend
📝 学习笔记
- 在 England and Wales，陪审团有 12 名成员。
- 陪审团：England/Wales/NI 为 12 人，Scotland 为 15 人
- 从选举登记册中随机选出
- 陪审团服务是一项公民义务 — 法律规定必须出席
- 在 Scotland，陪审团有 15 名成员。
- 陪审团：England/Wales/NI 为 12 人，Scotland 为 15 人
- 从选举登记册中随机选出
- 陪审团服务是一项公民义务 — 法律规定必须出席
- 陪审团服务是一项公民义务，如果被传唤，法律规定你必须出席。
- 陪审团：England/Wales/NI 为 12 人，Scotland 为 15 人
- 从选举登记册中随机选出
- 陪审团服务是一项公民义务 — 法律规定必须出席
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