NCJ Number
44175
Editor(s)
H TANAKA,
M D H SMITH
Date Published
1976
Length
980 pages
Annotation
THE TEXT SERVES AS AN INTRODUCTION FOR NON-JAPANESE PERSONS TO THE GENERAL STRUCTURE OF JAPANESE LAW BY PRESENTING CASES AND OTHER MATERIALS IN ENGLISH.
Abstract
THE TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE AN OUTLINE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL SYSTEM, THE 'LEGAL PROCESS' IN JAPAN, THE DEVELOPMENT OF JAPANESE LAW SINCE 1867, THE ROLE OF LAW AND LAWYERS IN JAPANESE SOCIETY, COURTS AND PROCEDURE, THE PROFESSION, CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY SINCE 1867, JUDICIAL REVIEW, THE 'RENUNCIATION OF WAR' CLAUSE, CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, AND RESEARCH IN JAPANESE LEGAL MATERIALS. SUPPORTING TABLES, BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES, AND AN INDEX ARE APPENDED.