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Law in Everyday Japan: Sex, Sumo, Suicide, and Statutes
Mark D. West
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Paperback. Lawsuits are rare events in most people's lives. And high-stakes cases are even less commonplace. Why is it, then, that scholarship concerning the Japanese legal system has focused almost exclusively on big topics like corporate law and large-scale social issues? Mark D. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; LNAC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Lawsuits are rare events in most people's lives. And high-stakes cases are even less commonplace. Why is it, then, that scholarship concerning the Japanese legal system has focused almost exclusively on big topics like corporate law and large-scale social issues? Mark D. West's Law in Everyday Japan fills a void in our understanding of the relationship between law and social life in Japan by shifting the focus to cases most representative of everyday Japanese life. Compiling case studies based on seven fascinating themes - karaoke-based noise complaints, sumo wrestling, love hotels, post-Kobe earthquake condominium reconstruction, lost-and-found outcomes, working hours, and ... Read more
Lawsuits are rare events in most people's lives. And high-stakes cases are even less commonplace. Why is it, then, that scholarship concerning the Japanese legal system has focused almost exclusively on big topics like corporate law and large-scale social issues? Mark D. West's Law in Everyday Japan fills a void in our understanding of the relationship between law and social life in Japan by shifting the focus to cases most representative of everyday Japanese life. Compiling case studies based on seven fascinating themes - karaoke-based noise complaints, sumo wrestling, love hotels, post-Kobe earthquake condominium reconstruction, lost-and-found outcomes, working hours, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
438g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226894034
SKU
V9780226894034
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About Mark D. West
Mark D. West is the Nippon Life Professor of Law and director of the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of Michigan. He is coauthor of Economic Organizations and Corporate Governance in Japan.
Reviews for Law in Everyday Japan: Sex, Sumo, Suicide, and Statutes
"This book is a potential blockbuster in the field of Japanese law. Mark West attacks several obscure but sexy topics to help explain the many ways that culture and society mix with law in Japan. The result of a massive amount of original research, it is also written in an entertaining and engaging way." - Frank K. Upham, New York ... Read more