Even though Spain has traditionally followed a civil law system, it is at present the only
European country to have introduced the common law model of jury trials into its criminal
proceedings through the Spanish Jury Law of 1995 (Ley Orginica 5/1995, de 22 de mayo,
del Tribunal del Jurado). Despite counter proposals for mixed courts composed of
professional judges consulting with lay assessors (escabinado), the Spanish jury system is
now fully functional following the enactment of the law and diligently applies its at times …

Resumen The Jury Court in Spain is composed of nine citizens and is headed by a
magistrate belonging to the Provincial Court, Chamber of Criminal. These citizens
participate as lay assessors in a very particular way. The Spanish Jury Law 5/1995
contemplates its intervention in criminal proceedings as a sort of duty-right ; one hand,
inasmuch as it is a right, the law guarantees a remuneration; on the other, inasmuch as it is a
duty, the Jury Law does not provide any sort of sanction because of in-assistance. Also legal …