The changing role of law in Japan : empirical studies in culture, society and policy making / edited by Dimitri Vanoverbeke, Jeroen Maesschalck, David Nelken ; contributors Volkmar Gessner [and eleven others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vanoverbeke, Dimitri, editor.

Maesschalck, Jeroen, editor.

Nelken, David, editor.

Gessner, Volkmar, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Japan.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How has Japan managed to become one of the most important economic actors in the world, without the corresponding legal infrastructure usually associated with complex economic activities? The Changing Role of Law in Japan offers a comparative perspective on the changing role of law in East Asia, by discussing issues such as society, cultural values, access to the legal system and judicial reform. This innovative book places Japan in the wider context, juxtaposed with Europe, rather than the US, for the first time.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; 1. The changing role of law in Japan: empirical studies in culture, society and policy making: an introduction; Part I Setting the scene; 2. Legal culture and social change; 3. State-society synergies in Westernand Japanese economic and judicial reform; 4. Law, culture and society in modernizing Japan; 5. Reforms of the judiciary in Japan at the start of the twenty-first century: initial assessment of an ongoing process; Part II The legal turn? Growing legalism in contemporary Japan

6. Law in a changing economy: law of trade credit and security interests in context7. Towards an understanding of the 'Japanese' way of dispute resolution: how is it different from the West?; 8. Between 'benevolent paternalism' and genbatsuka: diversity in Japanese criminal justice; Part III The turn to courts? A changing role for legal actors; 9. Regulatory enforcement of environmental law in Japan: ananalysis of the implementation of the Water Pollution Control Act; 10. Access to attorneys in Japan and judicial reform; 11. Institutional change and judicial review in contemporary Japan

12. Culture, situation and behaviourPart IV The (re)turn to Europe? Signs of convergence; 13. What keeps plaintiffs away from the court? An analysis of antitrust litigation in Japan, Europe and the US; 14. Revisiting Japanese exceptionalism within the context of 'dynamic patent governance': a comparative analysis of the Japanese and European patent system; 15. Rule of law and human rights in the context of the EU-Japan relationship: are both the EU and Japan really sharing the same values?; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78347-565-X

OCLC:

880400948