Legal System Reform in Japan: A Brave New World? Juries, Law Schools and Administrative Litigation

This exploration into legal system reform in Japan was organized by CAPI's Japan Program Visitor for the Fall of 2010, Professor Colin Jones.  The workshop was free and open to the public, and was co-sponsored by CAPI and the UVic Faculty of Law.

Program: 

Opening Remarks

Andrew Harding, CAPI Director
Colin P.A. Jones, Convenor and CAPI Japan Program Visitor

Administrative Litigation

Presenter: Shigenori Matsui, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia

Paper: Reform of Court Procedure in Administrative Cases

Juries

Presenter: Hiroshi Fukurai, Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Santa Cruz

Paper: Prosecutorial Review Commission (Kensatsu Shinsakai) as Japan's Civil Grand Jury System for Civic Oversight of the Japanese Government

Presenter: Matthew Wilson, College of Law, University of Wyoming

Paper: Japan's New Criminal Jury System: Is it on the Right Track?

Law Schools

Presenter: Colin P.A. Jones, Law School, Doshisha University and CAPI Japan Program Visitor

Paper: Law School Education in Japan and the Legal Profession Mirage