Juries in the Japanese legal system : the continuing struggle for citizen participation and democracy

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Juries in the Japanese legal system : the continuing struggle for citizen participation and democracy

Dimitri Vanoverbeke

(Routledge law in Asia / series editor, Randall Peerenboom, 13)

Routledge, 2015

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

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 system where lay people are likely to express views at odds with expert judges. It discusses Japan's earlier experiments with jury trials in the late 19th Century, the period 1923-43, and up to 1970 in US-controlled Okinawa, compares developing views in Japan on this issue with views in other countries, where dissatisfaction with the jury system is often evident, and concludes by assessing how the new system in Japan is working out and how it is likely to develop.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: 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 2: Trial by jury in a historical context 2. Early experiences with the trial by jury: Japan's struggle with modernization 3. Revolution failed? The Taisho jury system (1928-1943) 4. Japan's postwar discourse and experiences with the trial by jury Part 3: Trial by jury in contemporary Japan 5. The dynamics of the mixed-jury system (saiban'in) in contemporary Japan: drafting, content and practice 6. The saiban'in juror in the criminal court: on becoming a good citizen? Conclusion

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  • NCID
    BB18514472
  • ISBN
    • 9780415540216
  • LCCN
    2014042215
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 222 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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