Commentary
2019
Event Record | 2019 Symposium on Criminal Identification Procedures and Their Evidentiary Evaluation
On January 5, 2019, the Judicial Reform Foundation co-organized the "Symposium on Criminal Identification Procedures…
2018
The Balance Between Judicial Independence and Judicial Accountability
If you cannot solve the problem, solve the person who points out the problem. Recently, the legal community seems to…
2018
Justices, It's Time for a Hearing! The Constitutional Court Procedure Act Passes Third Reading!
The draft Constitutional Court Procedure Act (current law: Constitutional Interpretation Procedure Act) passed its…
2018
Another World—The Encounter Between Inmate No. 7026 and No. 262
It is a place enclosed by four walls, where bundled barbed wire is mixed with dead leaves, a drainage ditch where…
2018
"Constitutional Court Procedure Act" is Coming: Everyone is Protected by the Constitution to Truly Realize Judicial Reform
Promulgated in 1958, the Constitutional Interpretation Procedure Act underwent its first comprehensive amendment in…
2018
Visiting Chiou Ho-shun: It is Not as Simple as It Sounds!
Three days before visiting Mr. Chiou Ho-shun, I consulted everyone around me: If you were in prison for thirty years,…
2018
The Country's Biggest Court is About to Go Live!
The Grand Chamber system was created to resolve public distrust in the judicial system. It is often said that court…
2018
The Rules and Practice of Evidence Disclosure in Japan (Part 2) Practical Responses — Attorney Yamamoto Takanobu
This article explains how Japanese defense attorneys navigate the current, imperfect system. It discusses how attorneys…
2018
Norms and Practice of Evidence Disclosure in Japan (Part I): Institutional Introduction - Attorney Yamamoto Yoshinobu
Japan has long operated evidence disclosure without explicit statutory provisions, introducing an evidence disclosure…
