East Asia's Renewed Respect for the Rule of Law in the 21st Century : The Future of Legal and Judicial Landscapes in East Asia.

Intro -- East Asia's Renewed Respect for the Rule of Law in the 21st Century: The Future of Legal and Judicial Landscapes in East Asia -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword: Asia's Changing Legal and Judicial Landscape -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures and Tables -- Introduction -- PART 1: Emerging Judicial Stratifications in Legal Profession -- 1: The Development and Prospect of Legal Aid in China's Criminal Trial -- 2: Stratification or Diversification?: 2011 Survey of Young Lawyers in Japan -- PART 2: War Crimes and Their Legacies in the Post-Colonial Era -- 3: Justice Delayed: Post-Colonial Hauntings in the Khmer Rouge Tribunal Hybrid Court System -- 4: "Post-Colonial" Legal Interpretation in Macau, China: Between European and Chinese Influences -- 5: The Right to Truth and the Legacies of World War II: A Way Forward for China? -- PART 3: Citizens' Participation in the Justice System -- 6: China's Lay Participation in the Justice System: Surveys and Interviews of Contemporary Lay Judges in Chinese Courts -- 7: What's Happening in the Jury Room? Analyzing Shadow Jury Deliberation in Korea -- 8: Outlook and Contents of the "Civil Tribunal System" as Proposed by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) -- PART 4: Gender and Law -- 9: Changes in Gender Composition and the Future of Gender Balance in the Legal Professions in Korea -- 10: Gender, Law and Legal Professions in China -- PART 5: Environmental Justice and Legal Culture -- 11: China's Past, Present and Future Approach to Climate Change -- 12: Thailand's Climate Policy and Law in the Making: Can the Tradition of Thai Civil Law Cope with Climate Governance? -- 13: Legal Instrumentalism in China: The Case of Hukou Legislation in Beijing and Shenzhen -- 14: Invisible People, Pollution, and Places: Nuclear Contamination on the Tibetan Plateau, Himalayan Rivers, and Water Users.

Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

This volume showcases the most recent research by East Asian legal specialists from all over the world on the future of the legal and judicial landscape in East Asia and renewed respect for the rule of law in the 21st century.

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