Does Argentina use jury trials?
Jury trials used
Argentina implemented jury trials for serious criminal cases since November 2015.
Argentina is one of 9 countries classified “Jury trials used” for jury trials — 31% of the 29 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Jury trial
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Brazil
- Limited use / mixed courts Brazil has jury trials since 1822, limited to intentional crimes against life.
- South Africa
- Not used Jury system abolished in 1969, last trial heard in 1969, no current jury trials.
- United States
- Jury trials used Jury trials available in criminal cases, requiring unanimous verdicts, with constitutional protections.
- New Zealand
- Jury trials used New Zealand provides jury trials for serious criminal offences and some civil cases.
- Uganda
- Jury trials used Jury trials are used in the US for determining facts and reaching verdicts in criminal cases.
- Canada
- Limited use / mixed courts Canada has constitutional right to jury trial for crimes punishable by 5+ years, with mandatory jury trials for most serious offences.
Other laws in Argentina
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Gun Laws
- Restrictive
- School Corporal Punishment
- Banned
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
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