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 Fundamental 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: 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
Hiroshi Oda (LL.B and LL.D Tokyo) held the chair of Russian law at
the Law Faculty of the University of Tokyo until 1990 when he moved
to University College London to take up the Sir Ernest Satow Chair
of Japanese Law. He has held various visiting professorships in
Europe and the US, including Cornell Law School and College
d'Europe (Brugge). He is an associate of the International Academy
of Comparative Law. Professor Oda is a qualified attorney (Japan)
and
solicitor (England and Wales). His practice area covers foreign
investment law and arbitration. He was the Japanese representative
to the ICC Court of Arbitration (2004-2016) and is currently a
member of the
Panel of Arbitrators of the International Centre for Settlement of
Investment Disputes (ICSID).
Hiroshi Oda's Japanese Law is a must-read for all theorists and
practitioners working with or interested in Japan and its legal
system.
*Luca Siliquini-Cinelli, University of Dundee, The Edinburgh Law
Review*
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