Second-Best Justice: The Virtues of Japanese Private Law

by J. Mark Ramseyer

It's long been known that Japanese file fewer lawsuits per capita than Americans do. Yet explanations for the difference have tended to be partial and unconvincing, ranging from circular arguments about Japanese culture to suggestions that the slow-moving Japanese court system acts as a deterrent.

With Second-Best Justice, J. Mark Ramseyer offers a more compelling, better-grounded explanation: the low rate of lawsuits in Japan results...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022628199X
• ISBN13: 9780226281995
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 9.1"