The Japanese legal system / Colin P.A. Jones (Professor of Law, Doshisha University Law School), Frank S. Ravitch (Professor of Law and Walter H. Stowers Chair in Law & Religion; Director, Kyoto Japan Program, Michigan State University College of Law), Koji Higashikawa (Professor of Law, Kanazawa University).

Author: Jones, Colin P. A., 1965-
Published: Eagan, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2025]
Copyright Date: ©2025
Edition: Second edition.
Physical Description: xxix, 507 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Additional Creators: Ravitch, Frank S., 1966- and Kigashikawa, Koji

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Hornbook series

Contents

Introduction -- The historical context -- The structure of the Japanese government -- The judiciary -- Japanese law : what it is and where it comes from -- Constitutional law -- The legal professions -- The criminal justice system -- The civil code, family, identity and the civil law infrastructure -- The civil and administrative justice systems -- The legal framework of the business environment -- Appendix 1. The Constitution of the Empire of Japan (the "Meiji Constitution") -- Appendix 2. The Constitution of Japan -- Index.

Summary

"The Japanese Legal System by Professors Colin P.A. Jones and Frank S. Ravitch provides ... [an] ... overview of Japan's system of law and 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, the Japanese legal professions, and Japanese legal history. Importantly, it also provides a context for understanding the Japanese legal system in readily comprehensible terms 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"--Publisher's web site, viewed January 3, 2025.

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Law—Japan

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ISBN

9798887865560

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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