Aug 1, 2007

Bulgaria's Honeymoon With Democracy Ends…

…as Jury Duty begins. Get this, you're elected.

From Darik: "This is the first time when a court jury is introduced to Bulgarian juridical system after changes to the Judiciary Law last week. All Bulgarians over 18 years of age, who have authority with the society and do not have a criminal record, are eligible to apply for jurors, the law states. The youngest elected juror is 22 years old, the oldest is 72." It is always wild to see a country with a Justinian Legal Tradition seat Celtic juries. Hilarity is sure to follow.

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