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Toward A Common Methodology In Contract Law, Antonio Lordi
Toward A Common Methodology In Contract Law, Antonio Lordi
antonio lordi
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Miranda, Confessions, And Justice: Lessons For Japan?, Richard Leo
Miranda, Confessions, And Justice: Lessons For Japan?, Richard Leo
Richard A. Leo
This chapter explores whether a Miranda-like warning and waiver regime could be successfully implemented in Japan. The chapter reviews the social science and legal scholarship on Miranda's impact on American interrogation practices and suspect behavior, concluding that most American suspects continue to waive their rights and law enforcement personnel continue to obtain a high number of confessions and convictions. Next, the chapter discusses the contemporary law and practice of interrogation in Japan. In Japan, interrogation appears to be routinely psychologically coercive and virtually all defendants make either partial admissions or full confessions to alleged offenses. Confessions are regarded as superior …