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March 08, 2008

Good question

During the Q & A at Toyo University's conference on managing saiban-in stress a Japanese audience member raised an interesting point: "If the purpose of a jury system is to protect citizens from the government, isn't it a little strange that the government is being asked to promote it? Why aren't there more grassroots organizations promoting the saiban-in system?"

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  • I am a New York lawyer associated with the Maureen & Mike Mansfield Center at the University of Montana. This is an exciting time in the evolution of rule of law in Asia. Japan is about to institute a jury system called saiban-in and China is examining ways to improve its criminal justice system. I've been making frequent trips to Asia to consult to groups on legal reform issues.

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