Title Juries in the Japanese legal system : the continuing struggle for citizen participation and democracy / Dimitri Vanoverbeke

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015

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Description 1 online resource Series Routledge law in Asia ; 13 Routledge law in Asia ; 13. Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Introduction; Part I Trial by jury and judicial reforms in Japan: setting the scene; 1 Policy-making and judicial reforms in contemporary Japan: the context of the trial by jury; Part II Trial by jury in a historical context; 2 Early experiences with the trial by jury: Japan's struggle with modernization; 3 Revolution failed? The Taishō jury system (1923-1943); Part III Trial by jury in contemporary Japan; 4 Japan's postwar discourse and experiences with the trial by jury 5 The dynamics of the mixed jury system (saiban'in) in contemporary Japan: drafting, content and practice6 The saiban'in juror in the criminal court: on becoming a good citizen?; Conclusion; Appendix: translation of the Jury Law of 1923 by SCAP's Legal Branch, Public Safety Division, Civil Intelligence Section; Index Summary Trial by jury is not a fundamental part of the Japanese legal system, but there has been a recent important move towards this with the introduction in 2009 of the lay assessor system whereby lay people sit with judges in criminal trials. This book considers the debates in Japan which surround this development. It examines the political and socio-legal contexts, contrasting the view that the participation of ordinary citizens in criminal trials is an important manifestation of democracy, with the view that Japan as a society where authority is highly venerated is not natural territory for a sys Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 15, 2015) Subject Jury -- Japan SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General. LAW -- Civil Procedure. LAW -- Legal Services. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Judicial Branch. Jury. Geschworenengericht Japan. Japan Form Electronic book ISBN 9781317487340 1317487346 9781315709901 1315709902 9781317487333 1317487338 9781317487326 131748732X 9781138554092 113855409X

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