Table of Contents

Introduction
I. The Basis of the System
1: The History of Modern Japanese Law
2: The Sources of Law
3: The Administration of Justice
4: The Legal Profession
5: The Protection of Human Rights
II. The Civil Code - The Cornerstone of Private Law
6: General Rules and Institutions of Private Law
7: Law of Obligations and Contracts
8: Property Law
9: Law of Torts
10: Family Law and Inheritance
III. Business-Related Laws
11: Corporate Law
12: Insolvency Law
13: Security Law (the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law)
14: Anti-Monopoly Law
15: Intellectual Property Law
16: Labour Law
IV. Other Laws
17: Civil Procedure
18: Criminal Law and Procedure
19: International Relations

About the Author

Hiroshi Oda is the Sir Ernest Satow Professor of Japanese Law at the University of London (University College), a professor of the College d'Europe (Brugge), and consultant to Herbert Smith, solicitors. He is a graduate of the Law Faculty of the University of Tokyo, held a chair of Soviet Law there and was granted a LL.D before moving
to London. He has held various visiting positions including visiting professorship at Cornell Law School (US). He is also a qualified attorney in Japan and practises Japanese and Russian law in London and Tokyo.

Reviews

`Review from previous edition successful in offering a clear, readable and structured account ...'
International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol. 50, Oct 2001
`this book is certain to give balanced and intelligent grounding to the uninitiated, and food for further exploration to the enthusiast. Professor Oda's historical awareness makes of an introductory legal text a genuinely delightful read.'
Irish Jurist 35 (2000)
`a classic for jurist and Western comparative lawyers'
Xavier Blanc-Jouvan, Revue Internationale de Droit Compare