The Japanese adversary system in context: controversies and comparisons

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Notes on the Contributors Preface M.M.Feeley & S.Miyazawa Introduction: An Unbalanced Adversary System-Issues, Policies, and Practices in Japan, in Context and in Comparative Perspective S.Miyazawa Adversarial Legalism and American Criminal Justice R.A.Kagan Reflections on Japan's Cooperative Adversary Process D.Foote The Role of the Defence Lawyer in the Japanese Criminal Process M.Murayama The Bench, the Bar and the State: Judicial Independence in the Japan and the United States M.M.Feeley Effective Adversaries for the Poor R.A.Hanson, B.J.Ostrom & A.M.Jones Adversarial Procedure Without a Jury: Is Japan's System Adversarial, Inquisitorial, or Something Else? S.Shinomiya The Miranda Experience in Japan T.Takano Plea Bargaining in Japan D.Johnson Witness Immunity and Bargain Justice: A Look at the Japanese Concept of the Adversary System M.Inouye Critical Issues in the Law-Making Policy of Japanese Criminal Procedure: The Wiretap Act and the Adversary System at the Pre-trial Stage T.Murai Miranda , Confessions, and Justice: Lessons for Japan R.A.Leo The Administration of Juvenile Justice in Japan: Focus on Adversarial Justice N.Araki European Trends Toward Adversary Styles in Criminal Procedure and Evidence G.V.Kessel Appendix Index