El Jurado popular en Colombia en el juicio criminal ordinario. Participación ciudadana y justicia penal en Medellín (1821-1886)

Abstract

This paper provides an in depth study of the development of the People's Jury pertaining to ordinary criminal justice in Colombia, taking the Medellin circuit court (1821-18886) as a case study. Its main objective, based on a study focused on citizen participation trends and the procedural safeguards generated by the institution in the courts, is to explain how this court influenced social democratization and the transformation of criminal justice. The work is based on a variety of documentary sources, mainly criminal trials, and critical historiographic theorizations concerning citizens, law and justice within a Latin-American context.