Obey, Not Know: Essays on Japanese Law and Society (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798271486265)

Like many things Japanese, the Japanese legal system has its peculiarities... and Professor Jones applies his decades of legal and teaching experience to shed light on its mysteries. As with most legal systems there is method to its madness, and while the reasoning behind it all is a bit different from the approaches of Western nations, it works. Usually.
Based on the author's long-running feature in The Japan Times, the book offers a selection of his most important columns, plus other articles drawn from numerous sources, and including never-before published material. Older articles have been updated to reflect more recent developments, but remain vitally important to under-standing how things work in Japan. And in spite of being written by an attorney, the book is in everyday English, peppered with entertaining and sometimes stinging asides. Here, at last, is a glimpse into the Japanese legal system, ideal for foreign residents of Japan as well as legal researchers and practitioners.

Author: Colin P. a. Jones
ISBN-13: 9798271486265
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 11/11/2025
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.91d