Carlos Ghosn and Japan’s 99% Conviction Rate: The Ghosn Case and Japan’s Criminal Justice System from a Comparative Perspective

Part 1

About the Presentation

This presentation will examine the criminal charges against Carlos Ghosn under Japanese law and then proceed to consider Japan’s criminal justice system more broadly from a comparative perspective with reference to the U.S. system. 

Part 2

About the Presenter

BRUCE ARONSON
Resident Affiliated Scholar

Bruce Aronson has been a tenured professor of law at universities in the United States and Japan, and has also served as a corporate partner at a major New York law firm. Professor Aronson is currently a Research Associate, Japan Research Centre, SOAS, University of London (non-resident). He also serves as an outside director at a listed Japanese pharmaceutical company. His main area of research is comparative corporate governance with a focus on Japan.  Recent publications include Corporate Governance in Asia: A Comparative Approach (with J. Kim, Cambridge University Press, 2019)