Japanese Law

by Hiroshi Oda

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192640796
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	03/11/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	576
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Hiroshi Oda (LL.B and LL.D Tokyo) held the chair of Russian law at the Law Faculty of the University of Tokyo until 1990 when he moved to University College London to take up the Sir Ernest Satow Chair of Japanese Law. He has held various visiting professorships in Europe and the US, including Cornell Law School and College d'Europe (Brugge). He is an associate of the International Academy of Comparative Law. Professor Oda is a qualified attorney (Japan) and solicitor (England and Wales). His practice area covers foreign investment law and arbitration. He was the Japanese representative to the ICC Court of Arbitration (2004-2016) and is currently a member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).

Table of Contents

Introduction. The history of Japanese Law. Sources of Japanese Law. Administration of justice. Legal profession. Protection of human rights. General principles and rules of civil law. Law of property. Law of obligations. Law of tort. Family law and succession. Intellectual property. Company law. Securities and exchange law. Anti-monopoly law. Civil procedure. Criminal law and procedure. Foreign relation law.

Editorial Reviews

"Hiroshi Oda's Japanese Law is a must-read for all theorists and practitioners working with or interested in Japan and its legal system." — Luca Siliquini-Cinelli, University of Dundee, The Edinburgh Law Review

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