人民陪审员制度是中国的一项具有中国特色的司法制度。它是由依法选举产生的人民陪审员参与法院审判活动的审判制度,具有实现司法民主、监督司法权力、促进司法公正、提升社会公信力以及规范司法运行程序等诸多方面的功能。当然该制度在积极功能的背后,也存在一些弊端和不足,需要逐步完善。 The system of people’s assessors is a Chinese judiciary with Chinese characteristics. It is a trial system in which people’s assessors who are elected by law are involved in court trial activities. They have the functions of realizing judicial democracy, supervising judicial power, promoting judicial fairness, promoting social credibility, and standardizing judicial operation procedures. Of course, behind the positive function of the system, there are some drawbacks and shortcomings that need to be gradually improved.