The Japanese Legal System

The Japanese Legal System Synopsis

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.