The Identity of German and Japanese Civil Law in Comparative Perspectives / Die Identität des deutschen und des japanischen Zivilrechts in vergleichender Betrachtung

The present volume contains the proceedings of a conference held in Japan in 2006 to mark the occasion of the “Germany Year in Japan”. In their contributions, Japanese scholars discuss the various influences on Japanese law; German scholars enquire into the Europeanization of German private law; and finally, the identity of Japanese civil law is discussed from the perspectives of German civil law and of common law.