Civil law interpretation in Japan

Author: Duan Kuang
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book provides a systematic historical perspective on Japanese civil law interpretation from the perspective of the history of Japanese civil law doctrine, dividing it into four stages. On this basis, it discusses the views, formation of schools, and development of scholars who have had a significant impact on the history of Japanese civil law interpretation, such as Hongo Kintaro, Iwai Yoshio, Kishida Masao, Kawashima Takehisa, Kato Ichiro, Hoshino Eiichi, and Hirai Toshio. The discussion focuses on analyzing the social background of these views, their impact and interactive relationships on Japanese jurisprudence; their reception of foreign law, as well as the inheritance and critique among the views of different schools. The book also conducts a comparative analysis of the characteristics of Japanese civil law interpretation shaped by the changes in social background since the Meiji Restoration, in comparison with German legal methodology. At the end of the book, the author offers their own insights on the development of civil law interpretation in China.