SENTENCING STRUCTURE AND POLICY IN THE APPELLATE COURTS

• NCJ Number: 41781
• Journal: UNAFEI Resource Material Series Issue: 12 Dated: (OCTOBER 1976) Pages: 29-35
• Author(s): T YOKOGAWA
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 7 pages
• Corporate Author: United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United Nations

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES APPELLATE SENTENCING POLICY AND PRACTICE IN JAPAN, WITH BACKGROUND AND GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT JAPAN'S LEGAL SYSTEM. THE CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE SENTENCING PROCESS ARE ALSO ANALYZED.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR OFFERS SOME PERSONAL ANECDOTES AND REMINISCES ON HIS 36 YEARS AS A JUDGE IN JAPAN....MSP