Abstract
Japan has comprehensive legal codes based on Western models. In the nineteenth century the Japanese largely adopted French models with some German elements. In civil matters traditional Japanese concepts and practices were, however, retained. In the post-war period Anglo-American legal influences have led to some significant changes including adoption of elements of case law and common law. Laws were also adapted to take account of the basic human rights set out in the new Constitution.
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© 1993 Sir Hugh Cortazzi
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Cortazzi, H. (1993). Law and Order. In: Modern Japan. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22971-0_4
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