Ritual of Rights in Japan - Law, Society, and Health Policy

Zusammenfassung The Ritual of Rights in Japan rejects the traditional view that Japan is a nation where overt conflict and the assertion of rights are unacceptable. It examines both historical events and contemporary policy! in concluding that rights-based conflict is an important part of Japanese legal! political! and social practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Reconsidering rights in Japanese law and society; 2. Rights in Japanese history; 3. Patients, rights and protest in contemporary Japan; 4. AIDS policy and the politics of rights; 5. Asserting rights, legislating death; 6. Litigation and the courts: talking about rights; 7. A sociolegal perspective on rights in Japan; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Eric A. Feldman, Eric A. (University of Pennsylvania Law S Feldman
• Assisted by: Chris Arup (Editor), Martin Chanock (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.2000
• EAN: 9780521779647
• ISBN: 978-0-521-77964-7
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and S; Cambridge Studies in Law and S
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law