For Students and Young Scholars Basic Courses on Contemporary America No. 38 "U.S. Jury System and the Japanese Saiban-in System"

Date/Time:	February 20, 2008 (Wed)　17:00 – 18:30 (no charge)
Venue:	Tokyo American Center (TAC) Hall (NOF Tameike Bldg. 8th Floor, 1-1-14 Akasaka, Minato-ku) MAP
Speaker:	Robert Precht　 (Director, Juries and Democracy Center, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center; President and attorney-at-law, Foley Square Associates Hawaii)

Mr. Precht, an authority on jury and criminal justice issues, has extensive experience consulting with foundations working in both the United States and Asia. During this presentation, he spoke on the U.S. jury system and how it differs from the Japanese "saiban-in" system and what lessons might be learned from U.S. court procedures.