Latin America's First Modern System of Lay Participation: The Reform of Inquisitorial Justice in Venezuela

Authors

Stephen C. Thaman, Saint Louis University School of Law

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2002

Abstract

This article describes the new Venezuelan jury and mixed court systems that were introduced by Codigo Organico Procesal Penal in 1998, in the context of the code’s radical transition to accusatorial and adversarial procedure.

Recommended Citation

Thaman, Stephen C., Latin America's First Modern System of Lay Participation: The Reform of Inquisitorial Justice in Venezuela (2002). Strafrecht, Strafprozessrecht Und Menschenrechte. Festschrift Für Stefan Trechsel (Schulthess 2002).