Transparency, Expertise, and the Public. Review of Takashi Uchida, The Reform of the Civil Code: Changes to the Rules of Contract after 100 Years (Minpo Kaisei: Keiyaku No Ruru Ga Hyakunen Buri Ni Kawaru)

Riles, Annelise

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Transparency, Expertise, and the Public. Review of Takashi Uchida, The Reform of the Civil Code: Changes to the Rules of Contract after 100 Years (Minpo Kaisei: Keiyaku No Ruru Ga Hyakunen Buri Ni Kawaru)

Social Science Japan v.17 n.1 122-26

Cornell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-16

6 Pages Posted: 5 Oct 2013 Last revised: 11 Jun 2014

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Annelise Riles

Northwestern Law School; Buffett Institute of Global Affairs

Date Written: September 1, 2013

Abstract

This is a review of Professor Takashi Uchida's Japanese language book, The Reform of the Civil Code: Changes to the Rules of Contract After 100 Years (Minpo Kaisei: Keiyaku no Ruru ga Hyakunen Buri ni Kawaru).

Keywords: civil law, Japan, legal theory, contract

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Riles, Annelise and Riles, Annelise, Transparency, Expertise, and the Public. Review of Takashi Uchida, The Reform of the Civil Code: Changes to the Rules of Contract after 100 Years (Minpo Kaisei: Keiyaku No Ruru Ga Hyakunen Buri Ni Kawaru) (September 1, 2013). Social Science Japan v.17 n.1 122-26, Cornell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-16, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2334322