Capital Punishment without Capital Trials in Japan’s Lay Judge System by David T. Johnson

“…By the end of 2010, lay judge panels had made five capital decisions, resulting in one life sentence, three death sentences, and one acquittal.This article examines a series of recent death penalty judgments under Japan's new lay judge system.…”
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Tarjih maqasidi of Terrorism Perpetrators Death Penalty in Indonesia by Dwi Aprilianto, Farida Ulvi Na'imah

“…The study concluded that the death penalty for terrorism is a more significant benefit (mas}lah}ah arjah}) than allowing the ideologists of terrorism who are still radicalized and without remorse with life sentences. Preventing the process of radicalism from ideologists takes precedence over taking and waiting for the indiscriminate benefit of the life of convicts who do not feel guilty.…”
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