Product safety and liability law in Japan : from Minamata to mad cows /

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This volume contests the culturalist view of Japan as being in the thrall of weak legal consciousness and consumerism, which has persisted in the wake of environmental disasters such as the mercury poisonings in Minamata in the 1950s.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nottage, Luke
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004.
Subjects:
Products liability > Japan.
Product safety > Law and legislation > Japan.
Responsabilité du fait des produits > Japon.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Product safety > Law and legislation
Products liability
Japan
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 'Re-orienting' Japan and its law
  • The still-birth and re-birth of product liability in Japan
  • Comparing the PL law with other 'strict liability' regimes in Europe, Australia and the US
  • The PL law in action
  • The future of PL in Japan: reformulation, reform, and re-regulation.

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