Abstract:
The institute of jurors is one of the important institutes of protective legal proceedings, however it is not given
due consideration. The jury trial does not have historical traditions in the Republic of Kazakhstan as it has
recently been introduced. Nevertheless, presently the jury trial is directed to its further independence and is an
important guarantee against the repressive prosecution. This article investigates the problems of necessity and
functioning of the jury trial in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the questions of number of jurors. The article
also considers the legal proceedings with participation of jury members under the Criminal Procedure Code
of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The legislation and court practice in this sphere has been analyzed, the ways
to solve the problems have been proposed in the article.
