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Comparative Law: Law and the Legal Process in Japan
Comparative Law Law and the Legal Process in Japan Author:Kenneth L. Port, Gerald Paul McAlinn Much has changed in Japanese law since 1996 when the first edition was published, and much is still changing. During the economic slump of the 1990s, it became obvious that the Japanese needed to modernize and internationalize their society in order to recover the economic status they enjoyed in the 1980s and early 1990s. To do this, the Japan... more »ese has turned to law as the principal tool of transformative social change. This new edition critically analyzes the law and the use of law to effect these changes. Relying on translated cases, statutes, and the Constitution, this second edition puts Japanese law in legal, historical, and cultural contexts. It is a comprehensive analysis that traces the question of the role of Japanese law through various areas including constitutional law, contracts, criminal law, corporate law, human rights, administrative law, civil litigation, antitrust, and labor law. A teacher's manual will be available.« less