Popular Participation in Japanese Criminal Justice

Andrew Watson is Senior Lecturer in Law at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. He has previously worked at Niigata University, Japan, and the College of Law, London, UK.

• Introduction.- Chapter 1. A New Chapter in Japanese Social and Legal History.- Chapter 2. An Earlier Experience of Lay Involvement in Court Decisions in Japan: The Jury 1928-1943.- Chapter 3. Disquiet About Japanese Criminal Justice and a Revival of Interest in Juries.- Chapter 4. The Debate About Juries.- Chapter 5. The Judicial Reform Council and Its Recommendations.- Chapter 6. The Saiban–in Law and Intense Preparation for its Operation.- Chapter 7. Launch and Then Solid Progress.- Chapter 8. Concerns and Challenges.- Chapter 9. Opinions on the Lay Judge System.- Chapter 10. Successes of Lay Judges and Failures of 1928-1943 Juries.- Conclusion.