Stephan Parmentier

International and Comparative Criminal Justice and Urban Governance: Dealing with war crimes in Bosnia: retributive and restorative options through the eyes of the population

Introduction The entry into force of the Rome Statute, on 1 July 2002, has been heralded by many observers as the final start of a new era, the era of international justice. The importance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) can indeed hardly be overstated. It is the first permanent international court in the worlds history that is competent to judge individuals for having committed crimes in various parts of the globe. Some go even further and see it as the ultimate panacea that will not only react to crimes but also deter future crimes, promote reconciliation between former enemies and bring peace to the world. Both perspectives strongly rely on the ICC, and international criminal justice as a whole, as a new form of governance. Notwithstanding the importance of the ICC and other institutions of criminal justice, some cautionary remarks seem warranted. First of all, the creation of the ICC is the result of a lengthy process that was far from linear, but was instead fraught with piecemeal changes and huge leaps, full of strange coincidences and even stranger alliances. This long and curving road to The Hague has displayed little coherence, let alone convergence, and it remains to be seen if and how convergence may come about.

The Changing Role of Law in Japan: Empirical Studies in Culture, Society and Policy Making: an introduction

Contents: 1. The Changing Role of Law in Japan: Empirical Studies in Culture, Society and Policy-Making: An Introduction Dimitri Vanoverbeke, Jeroen Maesschalck, Stephan Parmentier and David Nelken PART I: SETTING THE SCENE 2. Legal Culture and Social Change David Nelken 3. State/Society Synergies in Western and Japanese Economic and Judicial Reform Volkmar Gessner 4. Law, Culture and Society in Changing Japan Ichiro Ozaki 5. Reforms of the Judiciary in Japan at the Start of the 21st Century: Initial Assessment of an Ongoing Process Dimitri Vanoverbeke and Takao Suami PART II: THE LEGAL TURN? GROWING LEGALISM IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN 6. Law in a Changing Economy: Law of Trade Credit and Security Interests in Context Souichiro Kozuka 7. Toward an Understanding of the Japanese Way of Dispute Resolution: How is it Different from the West? Hiroshi Takahashi 8. Between Benevolent Paternalism and Genbatsuka: Diversity in Japanese Criminal Justice Erik Herber PART III: THE TURN TO COURTS? A CHANGING ROLE FOR LEGAL ACTORS 9. Regulatory Enforcement of Environmental Law in Japan: An Analysis of the Implementation of the Water Control Pollution Act Ayako Hirata 10. Access to Attorneys in Japan and Judicial Reform Ryo Hamano 11. Institutional Change and Judicial Review in Contemporary Japan Tsukasa Mihira 12. Law in Japan: Culture, Situation and Behaviour Masayuki Murayama PART IV: THE (RE)TURN TO EUROPE? SIGNS OF CONVERGENCE 13. What Keeps Plaintiffs Away from the Court? An Analysis of Antitrust Litigation in Japan, Europe and the US Simon Vande Walle 14. Revisiting Japanese Exceptionalism within the Context of Dynamic Patent Governance: A Comparative Analysis of the Japanese and European Patent System Esther van Zimmeren 15. Rule of Law and Human Rights in the Context of the EU - Japan Relationship: Are Both the EU and Japan Really Sharing the Same Values? Takao Suami Index