Japanese Law

Description

This 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction
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