Implementación de jurados populares en procesos penales.

Abstract

Thepurposeofthisresearchworkistopresentanothermechanismofjurisdiction in Ecuadorian law, through the institution of popular jury, a figure that was used in Ecuador and suppressed by Supreme Decree, which is currently used in different countries with its particularities according to the system adopted. This institution allows the participation of citizens in the administration of justice, whose main objective is to guarantee impartiality, and to obtain greater confidence in the judicial system. In this paper, the concept of popular jury given by different authors and its corresponding interpretation, the histórical background of the figure, positive aspects that correspond to the advantages of the institution, the viability of the institution in Ecuador through a factual and legal foundation, will be analyzed a legal comparison with countries that have achieved the implementation, and a proposal for practical application in our country, through the implementation of popular jury, would be guaranteed greater transparency in the judicial system.