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SUMMARY:IBA Bar breakfast hosted by the Japan Federation of Bar Associati
 ons and the Law Council of Australia: the death penalty and criminal jus
 tice in Asia
DESCRIPTION:In 2016\, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) ado
 pted a ‘Declaration Calling for Reform of the Penal System Including Abo
 lition of the Death Penalty’ (the Declaration)\, which calls for an imme
 diate moratorium leading to the abolition of the death penalty by 2020 t
 o coincide with Japan hosting the UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Cr
 iminal Justice.\n\nKey questions identified by the Declaration include:\
 n\nWhen a crime is committed\, how should we deal with it? How can offen
 ders come to feel and express genuine remorse for their crimes and avoid
  reoffending? How can we ensure that our criminal justice systems contri
 bute to the recovery of humanity and the rehabilitation and social inclu
 sion of offenders\, based on the inherent dignity and value of convicted
  persons as human beings?\n\nThese questions recognise the death penalty
  as a symptom of imperfect criminal and penal systems that too often pri
 oritise punishment while neglecting rehabilitation and reintegration. Th
 is session focuses on the complex problem of death penalty abolition in 
 Asia\, including the role of bar associations in making the case for cha
 nge. Speakers from across the world exchange views and share experience 
 of relevant activities to explore the overall purpose of criminal justic
 e\, with a central focus on the death penalty.
LOCATION:Rooms 101 & 102\, Grand Ballroom\, Floor 1
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