Japanese Law In Western Languages 1974 1989 A Bibliography

In this clear and very readable introduction to Japanese law, J. Mark Ramseyer and Minoru Nakazato employ an economic approach to challenge commonly held ideas about the Japanese legal system. While many studies assume that Japanese law differs fundamentally from the law in the United States, this work shows the essential similarity between the two. Arguing against the idea that law plays only a trivial role in Japan or is culturally determined, the authors demonstrate that standard economic models go far to explain why Japanese law has the shape it does.

"An annotated bibliography of works on Japanese law, in western languages (including English, German, French and Italian), including a guide to finding Japanese law on the Internet. Aimed primarily at researchers, teachers and students of Japanese law; practicing lawyers and other professional advisers; and librarians maintaining or building up a collection or selection of Japanese law resources"--Provided by publisher.

Presents an annotated bibliography of general and subject reference books covering the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, history, science, technology, and medicine.