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Democratization Of The Family Relation In Japan, Sakae Wagatsuma
Democratization Of The Family Relation In Japan, Sakae Wagatsuma
Washington Law Review
After the war, that part of the Japanese Civil Code which relates to family relationships, i.e., Book IV, Relatives, and Book V, Succession, underwent a thorough-going amendment, the chief objective of which was to democratize the legal relations among Japanese family members. As the main features of this amendment of the Japanese Civil Code have been explained in detail by Mr. Kurt Steiner in "Postwar Changes in the Japanese Civil Code" in the August issue of this Review, it appears advisable for the present writer to lay stress on the following two points: (1) public opinion on the amendment of …
Postwar Changes In The Japanese Civil Code, Kurt Steiner
Postwar Changes In The Japanese Civil Code, Kurt Steiner
Washington Law Review
The developments of law in Japan since the beginning of the Occupation have been marked by an increased influence of Anglo-Saxon legal ideas. For example, future legal historians concerning themselves with the Japanese Code of Criminal Procedure may wel find that a new period, the Anglo-American period, began during the Occupation. The revision of the Civil Code in 1947, however, would more properly be considered as the second step of the reform of civil law which began in the Meiji Era. It completes the transition of Japanese civil law to the continental European family of law
The Reception Of Highly Developed Legal Systems By Peoples Of Different Cultures, Ernst Levy
The Reception Of Highly Developed Legal Systems By Peoples Of Different Cultures, Ernst Levy
Washington Law Review
The reception of legal ideas of one people by another is a universal phenomenon in world history Wherever the civilization of a tribe or nation reaches a stage enabling it to build up a legal system, the conditions of a reception are at hand. The march of ideas, legal as well as cultural, often follows in the path of material goods. Already the Code of Hammurabi of about 1750 B.C., which long was held to be the oldest code of mankind, displays strong Sumerian influences along with the native Semitic elements. Receptions permeate the following thousands of years; they have …
Penalties And Rewards In Soviet Law, George C. Guins
Penalties And Rewards In Soviet Law, George C. Guins
Washington Law Review
The Soviet system and practice of penalties and rewards have several peculiarities which are undoubtedly bound up with Soviet socialism.
Revisions Of The Criminal Code Of Japan During The Occupation, Howard Meyers
Revisions Of The Criminal Code Of Japan During The Occupation, Howard Meyers
Washington Law Review
With the coming into force of the new Constitution of Japan on May 3, 1947, the Criminal Code had to be revised to excise those provisions which were contrary to the Constitution, since Article 98 of that document declared that such provisions had no legal force or validity. A Legislative Investigation Committee was appointed by the Japanese government, composed of leading judges, law professors, procurators, and officials of the Ministry of Justice. The writer worked with members of this group, as the representative of SCAP (Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers). The first and principal Code revision was submitted in …