Trust in the Justice System: Internet Survey after Introducing Mixed Tribunal System in Japan

People obey the law because they think it is legitimate, and trust is the key that makes the legal system work. The jury system promotes public trust in the justice system through lay people’s participation. In the current study, the authors investigated the relationships between citizens’ trust in...

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Main Author: Fujita, Masahiro (Author)
Contributors: Hayashi, Nahoko ; Hotta, Syûgo
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
In: Oñati Socio-Legal Series
Year: 2016, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 344-367
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Rights Information:CC BY 4.0
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Keywords:
Confianza
Legal System
Trust
encuesta social
jury system
sistema de jurados
sistema jurídico
social survey
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Summary:People obey the law because they think it is legitimate, and trust is the key that makes the legal system work. The jury system promotes public trust in the justice system through lay people’s participation. In the current study, the authors investigated the relationships between citizens’ trust in the social system, general trust, feelings of legitimacy for the justice system, and other social variables. The survey was conducted in March 2013 through the Internet and 1,609 Japanese people responded. With these data, the authors tested relational models of the factors that determine citizens’ trust in the legal system, and relationships among these factors.
Las personas obedecen la ley porque piensan que es legítima y confían en que es la clave que hace funcionar el sistema jurídico. El sistema de jurado promueve la confianza pública en el sistema de justicia a través de la participación de legos. En este estudio, los autores investigaron las relaciones entre la confianza de los ciudadanos en el sistema social, la confianza general, los sentimientos de legitimidad hacia el sistema de justicia y otras variables sociales. La encuesta se realizó en marzo de 2013 a través de Internet y respondieron 1609 japoneses. Con estos datos, los autores probaron los modelos relacionales de los factores que determinan la confianza de los ciudadanos en el sistema jurídico y las relaciones entre estos factores.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 363-366
Physical Description:Diagramme
ISSN:2079-5971