The Spirit of Japanese Law

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The Spirit of Japanese Law is written by John Owen Haley and published by University of Georgia Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0820320226 (ISBN 10) and 9780820320229 (ISBN 13).

The Spirit of Japanese Law focuses on the century following the Meiji Constitution, Japans initial reception of continental European law. As John Owen Haley traces the features of contemporary Japanese law and its principal actors, distinctive patterns emerge. Of these none is more ubiquitous than what he refers to as the law's "communitarian orientation." While most westerners may view judges as Japanese law's least significant actors, Haley argues that they have the last word because their interpretations of constitution and codes define the authority and powers they and others hold. Based on a "sense of society, " the judiciary confirms bonds of village, family, mad firm, and "abuse of rights" and "good faith" similarly affirm community. The Spirit of Japanese Law concludes with constitutional cases that help explain the endurance of community in contemporary Japan.