Add to ORKGWith Japan marking its three-year anniversary of the lay judge system, now is an ideal time to assess the progress of the new system, examine its effect on Japanese society, and explore future possibilities. More significantly, this paper asserts that the convergence of various forces makes this an ideal time to expand lay participation into the civil realm so as to enhance the justice process and fully achieve the objectives of Japan’s major legal reforms. Accordingly, this paper is separated into three sections. First, Part I details the underpinnings of Japan’s new lay judge system and examines its triumphs and shortcomings. Not only does close scrutiny of the lay judge system benefit Japan, but it can also offer valuable lessons on an i...
Three years after Korea introduced the jury system for the first time in its history, and two years ...
Lay judge, or “saiban-in” , courts try serious cases in Japan . Sitting together, professional judg...
This year\u27s symposium focused on the role of the judge in development of civil litigation. The ro...
As juries in the U.S. and other parts of the world have increasingly come under attack, many countri...
The Authors introduce and critique Japan\u27s proposed quasi-jury or lay assessor system (saiban-in ...
In Japan, the idea of citizen involvement in the judicial process has gained greater acceptance over...
As a civil law-based country, Japan’s legal system has historically placed a strong emphasis on the ...
In the late 1920s and 1930s Japan had a jury system. It was suspended in 1943 as a wartime measure,...
In September 2019, the University of California Hastings Law School hosted a symposium on Japan’s ne...
The Japanese seeking to involve their citizens in the judicial system as well establishing a check o...
This article discusses the two pillars of lay participation in the Japanese criminal justice system ...
Japan\u27s new mixed jury system (dubbed the saiban-in) is designed to democratize the criminal lega...
This article briefly describes the history of jury courts and lay participation in various countries...
In 1999, major changes to Japan’s criminal justice system were proposed, and over the next 10 years,...
The Japanese lay judge system heard its first case in May of 2009. Until that moment critics and pro...
Three years after Korea introduced the jury system for the first time in its history, and two years ...
Lay judge, or “saiban-in” , courts try serious cases in Japan . Sitting together, professional judg...
This year\u27s symposium focused on the role of the judge in development of civil litigation. The ro...
As juries in the U.S. and other parts of the world have increasingly come under attack, many countri...
The Authors introduce and critique Japan\u27s proposed quasi-jury or lay assessor system (saiban-in ...
In Japan, the idea of citizen involvement in the judicial process has gained greater acceptance over...
As a civil law-based country, Japan’s legal system has historically placed a strong emphasis on the ...
In the late 1920s and 1930s Japan had a jury system. It was suspended in 1943 as a wartime measure,...
In September 2019, the University of California Hastings Law School hosted a symposium on Japan’s ne...
The Japanese seeking to involve their citizens in the judicial system as well establishing a check o...
This article discusses the two pillars of lay participation in the Japanese criminal justice system ...
Japan\u27s new mixed jury system (dubbed the saiban-in) is designed to democratize the criminal lega...
This article briefly describes the history of jury courts and lay participation in various countries...
In 1999, major changes to Japan’s criminal justice system were proposed, and over the next 10 years,...
The Japanese lay judge system heard its first case in May of 2009. Until that moment critics and pro...
Three years after Korea introduced the jury system for the first time in its history, and two years ...
Lay judge, or “saiban-in” , courts try serious cases in Japan . Sitting together, professional judg...
This year\u27s symposium focused on the role of the judge in development of civil litigation. The ro...