| Table of Contents: | | | | GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS : AP, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, United States | | | | TOPICS : politics, social, crime, government, human rights, judicial, policy, reform | | | | SIGNIFICANCE : The establishment this year of a lay jury system has implications across the board for criminal justice in Japan. There are ramifications for the country's high confession and conviction rates, as well as the application of the death penalt |
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