Author Description

About the Author Curtis J. Milhaupt is Professor of Japanese Law, Columbia University.J. Mark Ramseyer is Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies, Harvard University Law School.Michael K. Young is Professor of Japanese Law, George Washington University.Gary S. Becker is University Professor of Economics and Sociology at the University of Chicago. In 1992, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics.Derek C. Bok is President Emeritus and Three Hundredth Anniversary University Professor, Harvard University. Product Description This is a wide-ranging selection of 130 readings in Japanese law. The essays, extracted from previously published books and articles, cover subjects including historical context, the civil law tradition, the legal services industry, dispute resolution, constitutional law, contracts, torts, criminal law, family law, employment law, corporate law, and economic regulation. This unique collection of readings is accompanied by the texts of the Japanese constitution and other basic laws.