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Pride, Prejudice, And Japan\u27s Unified State
No full textJapan is undoubtedly one of the foremost economic powers in the world and is internationally recognized as a democratic leader among modern nations. The economy\u27s rapid growth in the mid-twentieth century has been attributed to its booming technical industries, including its electronic and automobile industries. However, Japan is unique in that it has retained traditions associated with typically less advanced nations-namely, a regressive human rights agenda. Although cultural, ethnic, and social minorities continue to exist on Japanese soil today, Japan\u27s social policy of Nihonjinron allows the majority of the population to disregard such minorities and perpetuate the government\u27s vision of a unified nation.2 The goal of this paper is to discuss the communities in Japan that are denied rights guaranteed by international law, to identify the remedial provisions available to such groups, as well as to make recommendations concerning how to affect the speedy recognition and transformation of their rights in Japan. By analyzing the cultural, ethnic, and social minorities of Japan, this paper centers Japan\u27s unique historical background and social atmosphere as a context for discussion and as a platform for change.
A New Clinician\u27s Ways of (Un)Knowing: Forgetting to Remember, Remembering to Forget and (Re)Constructing Identity
No full textI made a big change three years ago-I left my friends, my family, and my former life as a New York City public defender to head south. Not to Washington, DC, like most New Yorkers who crave a slower pace-but to Knoxville, Tennessee. Knoxville, jokingly referred to on local T-shirts as Knox Vegas, is part of the Appalachian region of East Tennessee. Definitely no skyscrapers or crowded subways here. Why did I do this? Because I accepted a position at the University of Tennessee (UT) College of Law. I left my job as a New York City public defender to fulfill my dream of being a clinical law professor. I would work with students at the College of Law-primarily in its advocacy clinic-and represent indigent clients in a range of matters, including juvenile and criminal defense cases
An RSVP to Professor Wexler\u27s TJ Invitation to the Criminal Defense Bar and Postscript to an RSVP
No full textThis book seeks to bridge the traditional divide between scholarship and practice in the field of law. It introduces the interdisciplinary perspective of therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) and then, largely through the thoughtful and informative essays of practitioners and clinical law professors, shows how criminal law practice can be enriched — and how clients can benefit — from lawyers looking at their practice with a TJ lens. Lawyers can be positive change agents for many of their clients, and will find that this approach can markedly increase their own professional satisfaction and enhance their professional image
Prologue To District Of Columbia Democracy And The Third Branch Of Government
No full textWhy does the President of the United States appoint the judges of the District of Columbia\u27s local court system? Why is the District of Columbia\u27s local court system funded and overseen by the United States Congress? Why does the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia and not the Attorney General for the District of Columbia function as a local prosecutor, prosecuting most D.C. Code crimes in the District of Columbia\u27s courts? The four essays which follow this introduction explore the rich history behind these unusual structural features of the District of Columbia government; they present the arguments for and against the status quo; and they grapple with the question of whether this structure comports with the ideals of democracy
