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The Economist (December 5)

2015/ 12/ 06 by jd in Global News

Many aspects of Japan’s criminal justice system are admirable, “yet time and again innocent people have been shown to confess to crimes in the hope of a more lenient sentence—or simply to make the interrogation stop.” In fact, some estimate more than a tenth of convictions rests on false confessions. Changes need to be made, for example, “all interrogations should be filmed from start to finish.”  Reforms like these “would give the innocent a better chance of keeping their liberty.”

 

The Economist (September 10)

2011/ 09/ 10 by jd in Global News

“More quickly than almost anyone predicted, e-books are emerging as a serious alternative to the paper kind.” This may be better for readers than publishers, who must now overcome hurdles similar to those that have challenged the music and film industries.

 

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