| Product Safety and Liability Law in Japan: From Minamata to Mad Cows Contributor(s): Nottage, Luke (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415296854 ISBN-13: 9780415296854 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: Since its economic stagnation in the 1990s, Japan has experienced considerable deregulation. Pressures to harmonize product safety standards prompted calls for a strengthening of Japan's product liability regime and added further avenues for compensation for harm suffered from defective goods, indirectly encouraging managers to promote product safety. Contesting the early culturalist view which depicted Japan in the thrall of weak legal consciousness, this book follows the evolution of the product liability regime, focusing specifically on the Product Liability Law of 1994. Japanese product liability, law and practice is reassessed here in a truly global context as Japan's system is compared with the European Union model, Australia and that in the US, allowing for a balanced appraisal of topical issues in Japan such as the outbreak of 'mad cow disease' and the government's commitment to improve access to courts. Developing insights from a number of disciplines and with a detailed analysis of legislation, case law and academic theory, this work contributes significantly to the understanding of contemporary Japan, its consumers and its law. It is of practical use to all professionals exposed to product liability regime whether in Asia or the West. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice - Law | Business & Financial |
| Dewey: 346.520 |
| LCCN: 2003012042 |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.52" W x 9.38" (1.34 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Developing insights from a number of disciplines and with a details analysis of legislation, case law and academic theory, Product Safety and Liability Law in Japan contributes significantly to the understanding of contemporary Japan, its consumers and its law. It is also of practical use to all professionals exposed to product liability regimes evolving in Japan and other major economies. |
