White Paper on Attorneys 2011
Feature 1
History and Future Development of Training System for Attorneys
History and Future Development of Training System for Attorneys
Chapter 1 Overviews of Training System for Attorneys … 1
1. | Training Conducted by the JFBA |
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2. | Training Conducted by Bar Associations and Federations of Bar Associations |
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3. | Other Forms of Training |
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Chapter 2 Training Programs Conducted by the JFBA … 2
Ⅰ. | Special Training |
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Ⅱ. | Summer Training |
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Ⅲ. | E-learning Training |
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Chapter 3 Ethical Training for Attorneys … 4
Chapter 4 Training for Newly-Registered Attorney … 5
Chapter 5 Training for the Granting of Qualifications to Qualified Persons to Become Attorneys … 6
Feature 2
JFBA Activities in regard to the Great East Japan Earthquake -Reflecting Back on the Period Shortly After the Earthquake-
JFBA Activities in regard to the Great East Japan Earthquake -Reflecting Back on the Period Shortly After the Earthquake-
Chapter 1 Legal Consultation Services … 8
1. | Legal Aid Services Conducted at Affected Areas |
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2. | Legal Aid Services Conducted for Disaster Victims by Toll-Free Telephone Hotline |
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3. | Statistical Results of Legal Counseling Services |
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Chapter 2 Accomplishments Brought About by the JFBA Activities (in support of disaster victims) … 11
Part 1
Current Situation of Attorneys and Other Legal Professions
Current Situation of Attorneys and Other Legal Professions
Chapter 1 Population of Attorneys … 13
Ⅰ. | Changes in the Number of Attorneys -1950 to 2011- |
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Ⅱ. | Constitution According to Age |
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Ⅲ. | The Number of People per Attorney |
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Ⅳ. | The Number of Civil and Family Cases per Attorney |
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Ⅴ. | Comparison of the Total Number of Lawyers, Judges, and Public Prosecutors with those of Foreign Countries |
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1. The Number of People per Lawyer (Cross-country Comparison) |
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2. The Number of People per Judge (Cross-country Comparison) |
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3. The Number of People per Public Prosecutor (Cross-country Comparison) |
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4. The Number of People per Legal Professional (Cross-country Comparison) |
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Chapter 2 Current Situation of Gaikokuho-jimu-bengoshi ("Registered Foreign Lawyers") … 23
Ⅰ. | Changes in the Number of Gaikokuho-jimu-bengoshi(1988-2011) |
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Ⅱ. | Registration of Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi (Registered Foreign Lawyers) |
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Ⅲ. | Foreign Law Joint Enterprises |
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Ⅳ. | The Number of Foreign Lawyers Employed by Attorneys and Legal Professional Corporations |
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1. By Nationality |
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2. By Home Jurisdiction |
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Ⅴ. | World Law Firms and Their Entry into the Japanese Market |
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Chapter 3 Mergers of Law Offices and the Current Situation of Legal Professional Corporations … 30
Ⅰ. | The Number of Attorneys in Law Offices |
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Ⅱ. | Current Situation of Legal Professional Corporations |
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1. Number of LPCs |
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2. Size of Legal Professional Corporations |
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Chapter 4 Populations of Other Legal Professions … 34
Ⅰ. | Changes in Populations of Other Legal Professions |
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Part 2
Activities of Attorneys
Activities of Attorneys
Chapter 1 Criminal Advocacy Activities … 35
Section 1 Activities of Court-Appointed Attorneys |
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Ⅰ. | Court-Appointed Attorney System, Court-Appointed Attorney Contracts, and the Number of Defendants with Court-Appointed Attorneys |
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Ⅱ. | Changes in the Percentage of Retaining Criminal Defense Counsel (after Indictment) (Court-Appointed and Privately Retained) at District Courts |
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Ⅲ. | Changes in the Percentage of Retaining Criminal Defense Counsel (after Indictment) (Court-Appointed and Privately Retained) at Summary Courts |
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Ⅳ. | Changes in the Percentage of Defendants Retaining Criminal Defense Counsel (after Indictment) (Court-Appointed and Privately Retained) at High Courts |
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Ⅴ. | Changes in the Number of Defendants Retaining Court-Appointed Defense Counsel (before Indictment) |
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Section 2. Activities of Duty Attorneys (Toban Bengoshi) |
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Ⅰ. | Duty Attorney System |
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Ⅱ. | Changes in the Number of Duty Attorney Accepted Cases, Appointed Cases, and Criminal Suspect Defense Aid Cases |
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Section 3. Defense Activities in Juvenile Cases |
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1. | Activities to Realize a Full Public Attendant System |
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(1) | Court-Appointed Attorneys System |
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Ⅰ. | Changes in the Number of Juvenile Probation Cases (at Family Courts) and the Presence of Attendants |
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Ⅱ. | Changes in the Number of Juvenile Probation Cases (at Family Courts) involving Appointed Attendants |
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Section 4. Challenges and Future Development of the Lay Judge System |
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Ⅰ. | Cases determined by Lay Judges |
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Ⅱ. | Actual Practice by Lay Judge Trials |
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1. The Number of Persons whose Trials have been Tried by Judges Including Lay Judges and that have been Finalized |
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Chapter 2 Representation in Civil and Other Lawsuits … 48
Section 1 Civil and Commercial Lawsuits |
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Ⅰ. | Attorneys' Involvement in Ordinary Civil Lawsuits before District Courts |
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Ⅱ. | Changes in the Percentage of Appointed Attorneys in Ordinary Second Instances (before High Courts) |
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Ⅲ. | Percentage of Attorneys' Involvement in Ordinary Civil Lawsuits before Summary Courts |
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Chapter 3 Expansion of Attorneys' Activities … 51
Ⅰ. | Current Situation of In-house Attorneys |
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1. Changes in the Number of In-house Attorneys |
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2. Public Officers with Fixed Terms |
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3. Diet Member and Head of Local Governments Registered as Attorney |
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Ⅱ. | Appointment of Attorneys as Judges and Public Prosecutors |
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1. Attorneys as Full-Time Judges |
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2. Attorneys as Part-Time Judges |
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Part 3
Activities of the JFBA and Local Bar Associations
Activities of the JFBA and Local Bar Associations
Chapter 1 The JFBA's Activities involving Human Rights Relief … 54
Ⅰ. | Appeal System Procedures for Human Rights Relief |
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Ⅱ. | The Number of Human Rights Relief Cases (by Category) |
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Chapter 2 International Activities of the JFBA … 57
Section 1 International Human Rights Activities |
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Ⅰ. | Activities at the United Nations (UN) |
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Ⅱ. | Activities Related to the UN and UN Human Rights Bodies |
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Section 2 International Exchange Activities |
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Ⅰ. | Membership of International Organizations |
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Ⅱ. | MOUs with Overseas Bar Organizations |
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Section 3. International Cooperation |
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Ⅰ. | JICA Long-Term Experts |
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Ⅱ. | Past and Current JFBA Assistance Projects for Bar Associations in Developing Countries (by Country) |
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Section 4. Overseas Visiting Fellow Program and Support for Working in International Organizations |
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Ⅰ. | JFBA Overseas Visiting Fellow Program |
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Ⅱ. | Support for JFBA Members Interested in Working in International Organizations |
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Ⅲ. | Other Support |
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Chapter 3 Autonomy of Attorneys … 67
Section 1 Complaints and Dispute Conciliations |
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Ⅰ. | Complaints against Attorneys |
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Ⅱ. | Dispute Conciliation |
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1. Number of Dispute Conciliation Cases Newly Received |
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2. Handling of Dispute Conciliation Cases (All Bar Associations) – 2000 to 2010 – |
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Section 2 Disciplinary System for Attorneys |
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Ⅰ. | Summary of the Disciplinary System for Attorneys |
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1. Request for Discipline |
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2. Investigation by Disciplinary Enforcement Committee |
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3. Examination by Disciplinary Actions Committee |
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4. Filing of an Objection, etc. |
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5. Public Notice by the Official Gazette, etc. |
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Ⅱ. | Operation of the Disciplinary System |
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1. Cases Handled by Disciplinary Enforcement Committees of Bar Associations and the JFBA |
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(1) Bar Associations |
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(2) JFBA |
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2. Processing Cases at Disciplinary Actions Committees of Bar Associations and the JFBA |
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(1) Bar Associations |
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(2) JFBA |
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(i) Objections |
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(ii) Appeals |
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3. Processing Cases at the JFBA Board of Discipline Review |
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Section 3. Disciplinary Actions and Disciplinary Procedure |
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Ⅰ. | Statistics Regarding Disciplinary Actions |
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1. Changes in the Number of Newly Accepted Requests for Disciplinary Actions (All Bar Associations) – 1994 to 2010 – |
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2. Number of Requests for Disciplinary Action and Details of Handling the Requests (All Bar Associations) |
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3. Percentage of Disciplinary Actions (All Bar Associations) |
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(1) Percentage of Cases with Disciplinary Actions out of All Requests for Disciplinary Actions |
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(2) Change in Percentage of Members with Disciplinary Actions |
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Ⅱ. | The Flow and Current Situation of Disciplinary Procedure |
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1. The Disciplinary System |
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