Japan's prisoners of conscience : protest and law during the Iraq war / Lawrence Repeta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Repeta, Lawrence, 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protest movements.

Prisoners--Japan.

Prisoners.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Moral and ethical aspects.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 pages)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2023]

Summary:

"This book is a narrative account of the criminal prosecution of three peaceful protesters in Japan during the Iraq War, telling the inside story of their arrests and trial and examines the larger issues raised by the police crackdown on these anti-war protesters. Based on interviews with defendants, lawyers and eyewitnesses, and other Japanese language sources, the book carries rich descriptions of the individuals at the heart of the story, including the charismatic leader of the "Tachikawa Tent Village" who has been protesting since U.S. military forces were stationed in her hometown in the early post-war era. Authored by an attorney who has researched and written on Japanese legal issues for more than three decades and was the plaintiff in a suit that made constitutional history by opening Japan's courts to free reporting, this book offers expert insights into Japan's evolution as a democratic society. Illustrating the sharp political conflict that has deeply affected Japan's defence policy for decades, this book will be of huge interest to scholars and students of Comparative Law, Peace Studies, Japanese Society and Modern Asian History"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Endorsement Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Figures

Introduction

A Note on Stylistic Conventions

List of acronyms

Prologue: The Prime Minister Speaks (December 2003)

Chapter 1 "Raise your voices with us!": (1945-2004)

Chapter 2 Police Investigate the "True Nature" of Tent Village: (February-March 2004)

Chapter 3 Another Arrest: (March 3, 2004)

Chapter 4 Recruiting a Defense Team: (February-March 2004)

Chapter 5 Japan's First "Prisoners of Conscience": (March 2004)

Chapter 6 Preparing for Trial: (March 23-April 25, 2004)

Chapter 7 Trial at Hachioji: The First Court Hearing: (May 6, 2004)

Chapter 8 An Undercover Investigation: (July 20, 2004)

Chapter 9 Trial at Hachioji: The Government Case: (June-July 2004)

Chapter 10 Trial at Hachioji: Defense Witnesses: (September 2004)

Chapter 11 Trial at Hachioji: Final Testimony and Closing Arguments: (September-November 2004)

Chapter 12 Judgment Day: (December 16, 2004)

Chapter 13 It's Not Over: (December 2004-Summer 2005)

Chapter 14 Court Judgments in 2005 and 2006

Chapter 15 Tent Village Arrives at the "Stone Fortress": (2005-2008)

Chapter 16 The Supreme Court Decides the Arakawa and Horikoshi Cases: (2009-2012)

Conclusion: Dissent in Wartime

Chronology

A Note on Sources

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-000-78994-2

1-00-319399-4

1-003-19399-4

1-000-78971-3

9781003193999

OCLC:

1343299948