Rieko Kage: 2 books
Who Judges?
Designing Jury Systems in Japan, East Asia, and Europe
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
The delivery of justice is a core function of the modern state. The recent introduction of jury/lay judge systems for criminal trials in Japan, South Korea, Spain, and perhaps soon Taiwan represents a potentially major reform of this core function, shifting decision making authority from professional...
Civic Engagement in Postwar Japan
The Revival of a Defeated Society
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2010
Despite reduced incomes, diminished opportunities for education, and the psychological trauma of defeat, Japan experienced a rapid rise in civic engagement in the immediate aftermath of World War II. Why? Civic Engagement in Postwar Japan answers this question with a new general theory of the growth...