The Ritual of Rights in Japan: Law, Society, and Health Policy

by Eric A. Feldman

Book Overview

The Ritual of Rights in Japan challenges the conventional wisdom that the assertion of rights is fundamentally incompatible with Japanese legal, political and social norms. It discusses the creation of a Japanese translation of the word 'rights', Kenri; examines the historical record for words and concepts similar to 'rights'; and highlights the move towards recognising patients' rights in the 1960s and 1970s. Two policy studies are central to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521779642
• ISBN13: 9780521779647
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"