The Japanese Legal System in a Nutshell

Colin P.A. Jones

The Japanese Legal System in a Nutshell by Professors Colin P.A. Jones and Frank S. Ravitch provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of Japan's legal system and system of government. Focusing on practical aspects of the subject, it covers the law-making process, constitutional theory and reality, the civil, criminal and administrative justice systems, the environment of business law and regulation and the Japanese legal professions. Importantly, it also provides a context for understanding the Japanese legal system in readily comprehensible terms, including historical background and the different (compared to the United States and other common law systems) role and organization of the courts as part of an overall system of government.

  • Imprint: West Academic Publishing
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781683281108
  • Publication Date: Jan 2020
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The Japanese Legal System

Colin P. A. Jones

The Japanese Legal System by Professors Colin P.A. Jones and Frank S. Ravitch provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date overview of Japan's system of law and government available in English. Focusing on practical aspects of the subject, it covers the law-making process, constitutional theory and reality, the civil, criminal and administrative justice systems, the environment of business law and regulation and the Japanese legal professions. Importantly, it also provides a context for understanding the Japanese legal system in readily comprehensible terms, including historical background and the different (compared to the United States and other common law systems) role and organization of the courts as part of an overall system of government.

  • Imprint: West Academic Publishing
  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9781642425376
  • Publication Date: Oct 2018
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The Japanese Legal System

Curtis J. Milhaupt

This casebook on Japanese law has been specially designed for ease of use and theoretical versatility. Heavily edited cases, statutes, and articles canvass a wide range of intriguing problems and theoretical perspectives. Professors will find that it facilitates a variety of analyses and approaches to a given question ; whether sociological, anthropological, or approaches based on law and economics. The book allows for in-depth coverage of a diverse range of substantive areas of law, from torts, criminal law, and contracts to employment and corporate law.

  • Imprint: Foundation Press
  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9781609300296
  • Publication Date: Jan 2012
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