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1989

Penn State International Law Review

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Arrest First, Ask Questions Later: The Japanese Police Detention System, Christopher James Neumann Jan 1989

Arrest First, Ask Questions Later: The Japanese Police Detention System, Christopher James Neumann

Penn State International Law Review

The Japanese police detention system enables police and prosecutors to detain criminal suspects for up to twenty-three days without a formal charge, thus posing numerous human rights problems. This comment concentrates on the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which provides a means for identifying the human rights abuses occurring under the Japanese police detention system, as well as a method for rectifying such abuses.


Unemployment In Japan's Declining Industries: A Re-Evaluation Of Japanese Employment Adjustment Policy, Susan N. Duke Jan 1989

Unemployment In Japan's Declining Industries: A Re-Evaluation Of Japanese Employment Adjustment Policy, Susan N. Duke

Penn State International Law Review

Is Japan really out-maneuvering the West in post-industrial development? This Comment examines the down-side of economic progress by focusing on how Japan has addressed employment disruptions in the declining industries, such as steel, textiles, and electronic computers. Employment adjustment legislation and the Japanese government's past performance in creating and implementing employment adjustment policy are re-evaluated.