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Book SynopsisAfter a distinguished career as a jurist in Germany, Alfred Oppler came to the United States in 1939, and in 1946 was invited to Tokyo, where he was SCAP's authority on reform of the Japanese legal order to implement the principles of the new Constitution. Here is his account of the legal reforms and the methods used to achieve them. The author des
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Foreword, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xv*List of Illustrations, pg. xvii*Acknowledgments, pg. xix*Introduction, pg. 1*1. Assignment to Japan, pg. 11*2. Arrival in Tokyo, pg. 16*3. Personalities and Objectives, pg. 22*4. The Mechanics of Communications and Commands, pg. 39*5. The New Constitution, pg. 43*6. The Courts and Law Division, pg. 65*7. The Legal and Judicial Reforms: A Cooperative Effort, pg. 72*8. Institutional Reforms, pg. 85*9. Reform of Substantive Law, pg. 111*10. Procedural Codes and Miscellaneous, pg. 130*11. A Diary for a Short Period, pg. 154*12. A Socialist-Led Cabinet, pg. 173*13. Japan's Civil Liberties Union and Eleanor Roosevelt, pg. 178*14. Happy Reunion, pg. 183*15. Charlotte and Women's Emancipation, pg. 189*16. Labor Problems and Communism, pg. 196*17. National Security versus Pacifism, pg. 208*18. Press Conferences and Public Speeches, pg. 214*19. Old and New Tasks in the Legal Section, pg. 220*20. A Visit to Military Government Units, pg. 242*21. Outbreak of the Korean Conflict, pg. 251*22. The Supreme Court Mission, pg. 255*23. MacArthur's Removal, pg. 276*24. SCAP without MacArthur, pg. 288*25. My Post-Occupation Period, pg. 293*26. Concluding Evaluation, pg. 318*Index, pg. 337
