Description
Book SynopsisThis book offers an up-to-date and comprehensive reference to Japanese law with a primary focus on private law, including commercial and business-related laws such as corporate law, contract law, and competition law. It also covers a wide range of related topics, such as the protection of human rights, systems of dispute settlement, and criminal law and procedure.Fully updated and revised, this fourth edition expands on the major reforms and substantial changes Japanese law has gone through since the 1990s and analyses the successes and failures of implemented changes in light of developments since the third edition (2009), by referring to new amendments, judgements, and Supreme Court cases. Providing clear guidance and detailed analysis to help demystify Japanese law, this book is an essential reference work for all who have an interest in Japanese law.
Trade ReviewHiroshi Oda's Japanese Law is a must-read for all theorists and practitioners working with or interested in Japan and its legal system. * Luca Siliquini-Cinelli, University of Dundee, The Edinburgh Law Review *
Table of ContentsIntroduction I. The Basis of the System 1: The History of Modern Japanese Law 2: The Sources of Law 3: The Administration of Justice 4: The Legal Profession 5: The Protection of Fundamental Human Rights II. The Civil Code - The Cornerstone of Private Law 6: General Rules and Institutions of Private Law 7: Law of Obligations and Contracts 8: Property Law 9: Law of Torts 10: Family Law and Inheritance III. Business-Related Laws 11: Corporate Law 12: Insolvency Law 13: The Financial Instruments and Exchange Law 14: Anti-Monopoly Law 15: Intellectual Property Law 16: Labour Law IV. Other Laws 17: Civil Procedure 18: Criminal Law and Procedure 19: International Relations
