Which countries use jury trials?
How jury trials is treated in 27 countries, from sources last checked September 2026. Choose a country for its classification, the source, and how its neighbours compare.
- Jury trials used 7 countries (26%), including United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
- Limited use / mixed courts 12 countries (44%), including Brazil, Japan, France and Italy.
- Not used 8 countries (30%), including India, Germany, South Africa and Malaysia.
Jury trials used 7
Limited use / mixed courts 12
Not used 8
About this data
Compiled from Wikipedia: Jury trial; sources last checked 17 September 2026. The full dataset is available as JSON.
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