Hiroshi Fukurai: 3 books
Nuclear Tsunami
The Japanese Government and America's Role in the Fukushima Disaster
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Banking on safety myths, Japan promoted an aggressive policy of locating and building nuclear power plants in depopulated areas suffering from a significant decline of local industries and economies following America's nuclear campaign in World War II. This book shows how the bankruptcy of the central...
Japan and Civil Jury Trials
The Convergence of Forces
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2015
As societies around the world increasingly face complex challenges, effective solutions are at a premium. In response, reformers have advanced varied forms of jury systems as means of fostering positive political, economic, and social change. Many countries have recently integrated lay participation...
Race and the Jury
Racial Disenfranchisement and the Search for Justice
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
In this timely volume, the authors provide a penetrating analysis of the institutional mechanisms perpetuating the related problems of minorities' disenfranchisement and their underrepresentation on juries.