Television Judges in Germany

The working conditions of non-professional magistrates and the European concept of ‘worker’

“…24 In Germany, mixed courts may also be used in chambers for commercial cases in regional courts and for agricultural disputes in the county and province courts. 25 On the other hand, non-professional judges also participate in mixed collegial courts for criminal matters in countries such as Finland, 26 Croatia, 27 Poland, 28 Sweden 29 and Slovakia. 30 Lay judges can also join criminal trials as jury members, and their participation is even based on a Constitutional provision, such as Article 91 of the Austrian Constitution, Article 121 of the Croatian Constitution, Article 27 of the Hungarian Constitution, Article 182 of the Polish Constitution, and Article 142 of the Slovakian Constitution.…”