Shadow793d ago

Are both of these things mandatory for EU citizens?

https://piefed.social/c/europe/p/1914162/are-both-of-these-things-mandatory-for-eu-citizens

Are both of these things mandatory for EU citizens?

I'm mainly talking about: - Voting (at federal elections) - Jury Duty (at a courtroom) I know that in certain countries like Australia f…

Show threadClassifiedPancake
No forced voting in Germany and no Jury Duty (it’s crazy this is even a thing in the US). There are no EU mandates for any of that.
Mar 25 at 9:13amWeb
Show threadjgjl2d ago
It’s not crazy really, there are good arguments to be made for it. We had it too in Germany until 1924: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geschworenengericht
Geschworenengericht – Wikipedia

Show threadkossa2d ago
There’s no jury, but there are Schöffen in Germany. Those are layman judges. If there are not enough volunteers it can be made mandatory for any citizen.
Schöffe (ehrenamtlicher Richter) – Wikipedia