In April 2014, the first all-citizen jury trial was held in the province of Neuquén in Argentina (Lorenzo, 2014). Some citizens who were chosen from the community were initially reluctant to serve. Nonetheless, they went to great lengths to attend and participate in the trial. Over 2 days, jurors observed witness testimony in a contested murder trial, listened to prosecutor and defense attorney arguments, and heard judicial instructions. After deliberating for 90 minutes, they reached a unanimous verdict that the defendant was guilty. Jurors described it as a moving experiencia de vida (life experience). They reported that it was not easy to sit in judgment on another individual but that this method of resolving a dispute was a huge step forward for justice.In contemporary times, when expertise has come to dominate many domains of government, the province of Neuquén joins a number of other countries and jurisdictions that have taken the bold step of asking lay citizens to serve as legal decision makers. In the 1990s, Russia and Spain both launched jury systems. Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia commenced
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