The Feasibility of the adoption of the fundamental Features of the U.S. Jury System in the Philippine Criminal Prosecution

Abstract

This research is about the feasibility and applicability of the adoption of the US jury system in the prosecution of criminal cases here in the Philippines. The researcher will use the following factors in order to determine whether or not the adoption of the said system is feasible, namely the qualifications of the Filipino people to become a juror, the economic aspects, its cost of implementation and the political socialization aspect. The present situation of the Philippine judiciary is that the trust in faith of the people in the justice system is low due to numerous allegations of bias and partial judges along with the slow resolution of cases that eventually leads to the clogging of courts and backlogging of cases. All of these problems contributes to the decay of the judicial system. This research aims to address these issues. By presenting a new system, that if proven to be applicable, could be adopted to put a resolution to the problems. The fundamental features of the US jury system has indeed contributed to the stability of the legal system of the United States. Recommendations will also be given to the different branch of the Government tasked to administer justice in lieu of the analysis and interpretation of the data gathered.