Japan's New System of Mixed Courts: Some Suggestions Regarding Their Future Form and Procedures
St. Louis-Warsaw Transatlantic Law Journal, 2003, vol. 2001-2002, p. 89-117
30 Pages Posted: 1 Apr 2015
Date Written: 2001
Abstract
This article briefly describes the history of jury courts and lay participation in various countries, and the inter-related political and procedural reasons for introducing lay participation. It specifically focuses on the introduction of lay participation in application to Japan’s new mixed court system.
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Thaman, Stephen C., Japan's New System of Mixed Courts: Some Suggestions Regarding Their Future Form and Procedures (2001). St. Louis-Warsaw Transatlantic Law Journal, 2003, vol. 2001-2002, p. 89-117, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2588096
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