The Superior Position of Claims in Modern Law

Author: Ito Hiroshi
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Publication Date: 1999-09-01
Features: Professor Ito Hiroshi's paper is based on a grand conception, and its arguments are more empirical than the works it draws upon, making it an extremely meticulous and solid work. It is well-deserved to call it the highest-level classic paper in Japanese civil law. In my opinion, even in Western countries, there has never been research of such a high level of comprehensive synthesis. Until today, no one else has written such a comprehensive paper on the methodology of law itself. This book consists of four papers by Professor Ito Hiroshi, a professor of civil law at the University of Tokyo, Japan. These four papers represent the highest level of research in Japanese civil law and are considered classics in the field of Japanese civil law. The papers cover core issues of civil law such as ownership, debts, enterprises, and the methodology of civil law research. The profound discussions on these topics will greatly benefit Chinese readers, who share the civil law system with Japan. The paper "The Superiority of Debts in Modern Law" was compiled from the lecture notes of Ito Hiroshi's "Theory of Debts" at the Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo. It was included in the student edition and has become a must-read work for students in Japanese law schools. Since its publication in 1953, the book has been reprinted 23 times, enjoying great popularity among readers.