January 16, 2004

Japan Approves American-Style Law Schools

By ALAN BRENDER

New, American-style law schools in Japan passed their final test recently when a panel in the education ministry approved the opening of graduate law programs at 66 universities as of April, the start of the Japanese academic year.

The schools' establishment is the linchpin of an overhaul of the Japanese legal system that will introduce a partial jury system, emphasize practical rather than theoretical training in legal education, and give more rights to individuals. Currently, there

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