Lessons from History: Japan’s New Quasi-Jury System (saiban-in seido) and the Jury Act of 1923

Kent Anderson; Peter Kirby

doi:10.4324/9781315592176-27

Lessons from History: Japan’s New Quasi-Jury System (saiban-in seido) and the Jury Act of 1923

Kent Anderson, Peter Kirby

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On August 3, 2009, Japan experienced its first jury-like trial in over 65 years. The media hype around the event was significant; the story led the television, print, and Internet news for a week.1 Enacted five years earlier in May 20042 after a long gestation period, the government promotes the new system and its objectives of delivering better justice and more civic engagement of the populace (Anderson and Ambler 2006). The question debated by everyone from housewives to Supreme Court justices with the new system is simple: will the Japanese people embrace direct lay participation-this time?3.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Legitimacy, Legal Development and Change
Subtitle of host publication	Law and Modernization Reconsidered
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	261-285
Number of pages	25
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317105824
ISBN (Print)	9780754677284
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315592176-27
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016

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