In this introduction to Japanese law, J. Mark Ramseyer and Minoru Nakazato combine an economic approach with a clear and often amusing account of the law itself to challenge commonly held ideas about the law. Arguing against such things as the assumption that Japanese law differs from law in the United States and the idea that law plays only a trivial role in Japan or is culturally determined, this book will be recognized as a major contribution to the understanding of Japanese law.
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In this introduction to Japanese law, J. Mark Ramseyer and Minoru Nakazato combine an economic approach with a clear and often amusing account of the law itself to challenge commonly held ideas about the law. Arguing against such things as the assumption that Japanese law differs from law in the United States and the idea that law plays only a trivial role in Japan or is culturally determined, this book will be recognized as a major contribution to the understanding of Japanese law.
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J. Mark Ramseyer is the Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies at Harvard University. He is the author or coauthor of several books, most recently Odd Markets in Japanese History: Law and Economic Growth.
Minoru Nakazato is a professor of law at the University of Tokyo and the author of The Taxation of International Transactions.
Minoru Nakazato is a professor of law at the University of Tokyo and the author of The Taxation of International Transactions.
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Great overview of Japan's legal system,
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I'm a law student in the United States, and I was looking for a good rundown of Japanese law. This book filled the bill.
Ramseyer and Nakazato distill the distinguishing features of the Japanese system into a book that you can read from cover to cover. They use unbelievably real cases (like contracts for prostitution and Yakuza property disputes) to demonstrate how the law works in real life, while still keeping the book entertaining. Some legal knowledge is a prerequisite for understanding this book, but if you're a lawyer or law student looking to understand Japanese law and the politics behind it, it's a great book to get you started.
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A was in a dispute with a criminal gang. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
soshó shiryó, zeimu shochó, rei jihó, kóan iinkai, liquidation income, litigated outcome, tókei nempó, verdict rates, claiming levels, aggregate par value, administrative disposition, torihiki iinkai, stated capital, outline guidance, claim preclusion, supra note, target shareholders, administrative guidance, surviving corporation, comparative negligence, representative directors, foreign lawyers, judicial statistics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Civil Code, Supreme Court, Commercial Code, Criminal Code, Tokyo District Court, Armed Front, Central Faction, Condominium Act, Liberal Democratic Party, One Family, Attorneys Act, Enforcement Order, Japanese Constitution, North Korea, Osaka High Court, Revolutionary Faction, Tokyo High Court, Annual Report of Judicial Statistics, Code of Civil Procedure, Securities Exchange Act, Tokyo Imperial University, University of Tokyo, World War New!
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A was in a dispute with a criminal gang. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
soshó shiryó, zeimu shochó, rei jihó, kóan iinkai, liquidation income, litigated outcome, tókei nempó, verdict rates, claiming levels, aggregate par value, administrative disposition, torihiki iinkai, stated capital, outline guidance, claim preclusion, supra note, target shareholders, administrative guidance, surviving corporation, comparative negligence, representative directors, foreign lawyers, judicial statistics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Civil Code, Supreme Court, Commercial Code, Criminal Code, Tokyo District Court, Armed Front, Central Faction, Condominium Act, Liberal Democratic Party, One Family, Attorneys Act, Enforcement Order, Japanese Constitution, North Korea, Osaka High Court, Revolutionary Faction, Tokyo High Court, Annual Report of Judicial Statistics, Code of Civil Procedure, Securities Exchange Act, Tokyo Imperial University, University of Tokyo, World War New!
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- Law in Japan: The Legal Order in a Changing Society by Arthur Taylor von Mehren on 5 pages
- Odd Markets in Japanese History: Law and Economic Growth (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions) by J. Mark Ramseyer on 4 pages
- Civil Procedure by EZ Rules on 4 pages
- Land Issues in Japan: A Policy Failure by John Owen Haley in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Law and Social Change in Postwar Japan by Frank K. Upham in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Measuring Judicial Independence: The Political Economy of Judging in Japan (Studies in Law and Economics) by J. Mark Ramseyer in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Economic Organizations and Corporate Governance in Japan: The Impact of Formal and Informal Rules by Curtis J. Milhaupt on page 6, and page 175
- Global Change and East Asian Policy Initiatives (World Bank Publication) by Shahid Yusuf on page 335
- The Japanese Way of Justice: Prosecuting Crime in Japan (Studies on Law and Social Control) by David T. Johnson in Back Matter
- Smoke-Filled Rooms: A Postmortem on the Tobacco Deal (Studies in Law and Economics) by W. Kip Viscusi in Front Matter
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