The book takes a stimulating and fresh look at the classical
question: Who rules Japan? Seven highly informative analyses
explore to what extent the 2001 judicial reforms have already
transformed the Japanese state and paved the way for Japan's
gradual shift from its (in)famous administrative governance model
to a judicial state with the 'rule of law' at its center and a
broader participation of citizens in the various spheres of public
life.' - Harald Baum, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and
International Private Law, GermanyThe dramatic growth of the
Japanese economy in the post-war period, and its meltdown in the
1990s, generated major reform recommendations in 2001 from the
Justice System Reform Council aimed at greater civic engagement
with law. This timely book examines the regulation and design of
the Japanese legal system and contributes a legal perspective to
the long-standing debate in Japanese Studies: who governs Japan?
Who Rules Japan? explores the extent to which a new Japanese state
has emerged from this reform effort - one in which the Japanese
people participate more freely in the legal system and have a
greater stake in Japan's future. Expert contributors from across
the globe tackle the question of whether Japan is now a judicial
state, upturning earlier views of Japan as an administrative state.
The book explores well-known reforms, such as lay participation in
criminal justice, but also less well-canvassed topics such as
industrial relations, dispute resolution, government lawyers, law
within popular culture in Japan, and social welfare and the law.
The blend of empiricism, policy analysis, theory and doctrine
provides a discerning insight into the impact of the law reform
initiatives from the Justice System Reform Council. Legal academics
interested in comparative law broadly and Asian law specifically
will find this book an indispensable contribution to the
literature, offering a unique insight into the changing Japanese
legal system. Students and scholars of Japanese Studies, especially
the social sciences, will find clarity in this refreshing legal
viewpoint of governance in contemporary Japan. Contributors: K.
Anderson, T. Araki, S. Green, D.T. Johnson, S. Kozuka, C. Lawson,
T. Ryan, L. Nottage, S. Shinomiya, L. Wolff
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