Popular Participation in Japanese Criminal Justice From Jurors to Lay Judges /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Watson, Andrew (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Summary:	XI, 177 p. text
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Edition:	1st ed. 2016.
Series:	Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia,
Subjects:	Crime > Sociological aspects. Corrections. Punishment. Japan > History. Criminal law. Criminology. Civil procedure. Crime and Society. Prison and Punishment. History of Japan. Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law. Criminology Theory. Civil Procedure Law.
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-35077-6
Format:	Electronic eBook

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Chapter 1. A New Chapter in Japanese Social and Legal History
Chapter 2. An Earlier Experience of Lay Involvement in Court Decisions in Japan: The Jury 1928-1943
Chapter 3. Disquiet About Japanese Criminal Justice and a Revival of Interest in Juries
Chapter 4. The Debate About Juries
Chapter 5. The Judicial Reform Council and Its Recommendations
Chapter 6. The Saiban–in Law and Intense Preparation for its Operation
Chapter 7. Launch and Then Solid Progress
Chapter 8. Concerns and Challenges
Chapter 9. Opinions on the Lay Judge System
Chapter 10. Successes of Lay Judges and Failures of 1928-1943 Juries
Conclusion.

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