Japanese Law

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.

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