Juries in the Japanese Legal System: The Continuing Struggle for Citizen Participation and Democracy

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Dimitri Vanoverbeke

Juries in the Japanese Legal System

The Continuing Struggle for Citizen Participation and Democracy

Dimitri Vanoverbeke

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Routledge
16 April 2015

Courts & procedure; Criminal procedure

Series: Routledge Law in Asia

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.

By: Dimitri Vanoverbeke
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9780415540216
ISBN 10: 0415540216
Series: Routledge Law in Asia
Pages: 222
Publication Date: 16 April 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 Taishō 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

Dimitri Vanoverbeke is Professor of Japanese Studies at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.