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The Political Economy Of Legal Education And Legal Pracitce: Judicial Globalization And The Establishment Of American Style Law Schools In Japan, Hidetoshi Hashimoto
The Political Economy Of Legal Education And Legal Pracitce: Judicial Globalization And The Establishment Of American Style Law Schools In Japan, Hidetoshi Hashimoto
Hidetoshi Hashimoto
This article analyzes recent legal reform in Japan, specifically focuses the establishment of American style law schools. The article examines current legal education, the National Bar Examination, rationale for legal reform, recommendations of the Judicial Reform Council, new law schools, law school admission, law school curriculum, the new bar examination, apprenticeship training and practicing law in Japan. The attempt of legal reform is in response to demand for greater citizen participation in judicial process in Japan but also to judicial globalization. The author stresses that the judicial reform must be made in such a way that it guarantees judicial independence.