在西方 ,陪审制度具有悠久的历史。近代意义的陪审制度出现在欧洲的中世纪时期。在英国 ,陪审制度出现于公元十一世纪前后 ,而在法国 ,它出现得更早一些。虽然经过漫长的发展 ,同时也由于各种因素 ,陪审制度在今天的英国和法国已经不那么重要了 ,但是在美国 ,陪审却迅速发展起 In the west, jury system has a long history. The jury system of modern significance appeared in the Middle Ages in Europe. In Britain, the jury system appeared before and after the eleventh century AD, while in France it appeared earlier. Although after a long period of development and due to various factors at the same time the jury system has become less important in today’s Britain and France, the jury in the United States has rapidly developed