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Will Wrongful Convictions Be a Catalyst for Change in Japanese Criminal Justice?

By David T. Johnson / The Asia-Pacific Journal / Matthew Carney, on 1 January 2015


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This article is a written explanation of the 12-minute Australian Broadcasting Corporation video of the same name.

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  • Countries list Japan
  • Themes list Fair Trial, Trend Towards Abolition, Innocence,



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