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Law System in Japan

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  • Andreea Lorena Ponaru

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This article attempts to present and explain the main features of the japanese law system. Japanese Law system was reformed during the domination of Tokugawa shogun family. In 1870, Foreign Governmental Systems Study Office was founded. By judicial sentences many french laws were introduced in Japanese law system. Roma-Tokyo-Berlin Alliance (1936) introduced a strong German influence in the law system. The Japanese judicial system has known five periods. In the first (1869-1888) were introduced many reforms; in the second period (1889-1899), the constitution after the German model was introduced -which remained until 1946 and Japanese customs were accepted through a Family code; in the third period (1900-1913) Penal code appeared; the next period (1914-1945) was determined by many contitutional and social reforms; in 1947 the modern Constitution started its legal effects.

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  • Andreea Lorena Ponaru, 2007. "Law System in Japan," Romanian Economic Business Review, Romanian-American University, vol. 2(2), pages 19-24, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:rau:journl:v:2:y:2007:i:2:p:19-24
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