Add to ORKGAs juries in the U.S. and other parts of the world have increasingly come under attack, many countries in Asia have recently turned to juries or quasi-juries in an effort to enhance judicial credibility, ensure justice, facilitate civic engagement, and even stimulate economic reform and recovery. In fact, Japan has led the recent movement of citizen participation in criminal judicial proceedings, and other Asian powers including South Korea, Taiwan, and China have followed its lead to varying degrees. Eyes around the world are focusing on Japan to see how its new jury system (more commonly known as its “lay judge system” or saiban-in seido) will develop. Not only does close scrutiny of the lay judge system benefit Japan, but it can also ...
In the late 1920s and 1930s Japan had a jury system. It was suspended in 1943 as a wartime measure,...
This chapter examines the history of the interwar jury in Japan and the reasons for its lack of succ...
The Japanese lay judge system heard its first case in May of 2009. Until that moment critics and pro...
As juries in the U.S. and other parts of the world have increasingly come under attack, many countri...
With Japan marking its three-year anniversary of the lay judge system, now is an ideal time to asses...
In Japan, the idea of citizen involvement in the judicial process has gained greater acceptance over...
This article briefly describes the history of jury courts and lay participation in various countries...
Japan\u27s new mixed jury system (dubbed the saiban-in) is designed to democratize the criminal lega...
The Japanese seeking to involve their citizens in the judicial system as well establishing a check o...
As a civil law-based country, Japan’s legal system has historically placed a strong emphasis on the ...
In 2009, Japan introduced a new lay judge system, saiban-in seido, in which Japanese citizens partic...
In 1999, major changes to Japan’s criminal justice system were proposed, and over the next 10 years,...
Lay judge, or “saiban-in” , courts try serious cases in Japan . Sitting together, professional judg...
The Authors introduce and critique Japan\u27s proposed quasi-jury or lay assessor system (saiban-in ...
In September 2019, the University of California Hastings Law School hosted a symposium on Japan’s ne...
In the late 1920s and 1930s Japan had a jury system. It was suspended in 1943 as a wartime measure,...
This chapter examines the history of the interwar jury in Japan and the reasons for its lack of succ...
The Japanese lay judge system heard its first case in May of 2009. Until that moment critics and pro...
As juries in the U.S. and other parts of the world have increasingly come under attack, many countri...
With Japan marking its three-year anniversary of the lay judge system, now is an ideal time to asses...
In Japan, the idea of citizen involvement in the judicial process has gained greater acceptance over...
This article briefly describes the history of jury courts and lay participation in various countries...
Japan\u27s new mixed jury system (dubbed the saiban-in) is designed to democratize the criminal lega...
The Japanese seeking to involve their citizens in the judicial system as well establishing a check o...
As a civil law-based country, Japan’s legal system has historically placed a strong emphasis on the ...
In 2009, Japan introduced a new lay judge system, saiban-in seido, in which Japanese citizens partic...
In 1999, major changes to Japan’s criminal justice system were proposed, and over the next 10 years,...
Lay judge, or “saiban-in” , courts try serious cases in Japan . Sitting together, professional judg...
The Authors introduce and critique Japan\u27s proposed quasi-jury or lay assessor system (saiban-in ...
In September 2019, the University of California Hastings Law School hosted a symposium on Japan’s ne...
In the late 1920s and 1930s Japan had a jury system. It was suspended in 1943 as a wartime measure,...
This chapter examines the history of the interwar jury in Japan and the reasons for its lack of succ...
The Japanese lay judge system heard its first case in May of 2009. Until that moment critics and pro...