Japan and civil jury trials
Subtitle: the convergence of forces
By: Matthew J. Wilson, Dean and Professor of Law, University of Akron School of Law, USA; Hiroshi Fukurai, Professor of Sociology and Legal Studies, University of California at Santa Cruz, USA;Takashi Maruta, Professor of Law, Kwansei Gakuin University Law School, Japan
Contributors: Fukurai, Hiroshi, 1954- author; Maruta, Takashi, 1949- author
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9781783479184; 9781783479191
Subjects: Jury; Civil procedure
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Welcoming citizen participation into Japan's justice system; title: The great debate : introducing a lay judge system; title: Advancement of the lay judge system and ongoing challenges; title: Reforms related to the lay judge system; title: Overcoming challenges facing the system; title: Expanding lay participation into the civil realm; title: Citizen participation in civil trials can be beneficial as demonstrated by the experiences of the United States; title: Global proliferation of lay participation in justice systems; title: Civil jury trials in Okinawa : local illustration; title: Civil lay participation and state-corporate liability; title: Final thoughts and necessary preparations.