Law in Japan
Subtitle: a turning point : a conference
By: sponsored by Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu.
Contributors: Taylor, Veronica L.; Kummert, Richard O.; Takenaka, Toshiko.; University of Washington. Asian Law Center.; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (Firm)
Publisher: Asian Law Center, University of Washington School of Law
Published: 2002
Place of publication: [Seattle, Wash.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Law -- Japan -- Congresses; Justice, Administration of -- Japan -- Congresses; Law reform -- Japan -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: Cover title.

Conference held August 23-24, 2002, in Seattle, Wash.

Includes bibliographical references.

Includes supplement.

Text in English; one section in Japanese.

Gift of anonymous donor.
Table of contents: title: New knowledge concerning Japan's legal system before 1868 acquired from Japanese sources by western writers since 1963 -- Carl Steenstrup; title: Criminal trials in the early Meiji era -- Nobuhiko Kasumi; title: The legislative dynamic -- Yoshiro Miwa and J. Mark Ramseyer; title: The development of an adversary system in civil procedure in Japan -- Yasuhei Taniguchi; title: The Japanese judiciary -- John O. Haley; title: The reform of Japanese tax system in the latter half of the 20th century and into the 21st century -- Hiroshi Kaneko; title: Insolvency law for a new century -- Kent Anderson and Makoto Ito; title: Recomendations of the Justice System Reform Council for a justice system to support Japan in the 21st century (panel discussion) --; title: The development of criminal law in Japan since 1961 -- Koya Matsuo; title: Criminal justice in Japan -- David T. Johnson; title: The rise of the large Japanese business law firm and its prospects for the future -- Yasuharu Nagashima and E. Anthony Zaloom; title: Japanese society and the era of contract -- Takashi Uchida; title: The re-regulation of Japanese contracts -- Veronica Taylor; title: Development of the concepts of "transparency" and "accountability" in Japanese administrative law -- Katsuya Uga; title: Comment on Katsuya Uga, Development of the concepts of "transparency" and "accountability" in Japanese administrative law -- Tom Ginsburg; title: Ongoing changes in the infrastructure of constitutional system -- Kazuyuki Takahashi; title: "Pacifism" and media freedom -- Lawrence W. Beer; title: Medical error, deception, self-critical analysis and law's impact -- Robert B. Leflar; title: From security to Mobility? : Changing aspects of Japanese dismissal law -- Ryuichi Yamakawa; title: Legal education -- Kahei Rokumoto; title: Reexamining legal transplants : Director's fiduciary duty in Japanese corporate law -- Hideki Kanda and Curtis J. Milhaupt; title: Patent validity in US courts and US Patent Trademark Office -- Toshiko Takenaka; title: Concentrated power : the paradox of antitrust in Japan -- Harry First and Tadashi Shiraishi -- [Supplement]; title: A half-century since Minamata and beyond -- Koichiro Fujikura; title: Globalization and Japanese criminal law -- James L. Hoffmann; title: Corporate law and securities regulation -- Richard O. Kummert & Misao Tatsuta.