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Observing The Effects Of Automating The Judicial System With Behavioral Equivalenc, Joseph A. Blass
Observing The Effects Of Automating The Judicial System With Behavioral Equivalenc, Joseph A. Blass
South Carolina Law Review
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Japan’S Transnational War Reparations Litigation: An Empirical Analysis, Timothy Webster
Japan’S Transnational War Reparations Litigation: An Empirical Analysis, Timothy Webster
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Negotiating war reparations is traditionally the province of the political branches, yet in recent decades, domestic courts have presided over hundreds of compensation lawsuits stemming from World War II. In the West, governments responded to these lawsuits with elaborate compensation mechanisms. In East Asia, by contrast, civil litigation continues apace. This Article analyzes eighty-three lawsuits filed in Japan, the epicenter of Asia’s World War II reparations movement. While many scholars criticize the passivity of Japanese courts on war-related issues, this Article detects a meaningful role for Japanese courts in the reparations process: awarding compensation, verifying facts, and allocating legal liability. …