The Japanese Adversary System in Context

The Japanese legal system is at a crossroads. The contributors to this book explore the most important features of the adversary process as it works in the Japanese criminal justice system. Topics include the right to remain silent, wire tapping, the role of defence counsel, plea bargaining, the power of prosecutors, juvenile justice and judicial independence. Many of the essays seek comparison with practices in Anglo-American countries.

Author Biography

MALCOLM M. FEELEY is Claire Sanders Clements Dean’s Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author (with Edward Rubin) of Judicial Policy Making and the Modern State. – SETSUO MIYAZAWA is Professor of Law at Waseda University School of Law, Tokyo.