Going to Court to Change Japan : Social Movements and the Law in Contemporary Japan / edited by Patricia G. Steinhoff. - 1 online resource (187 pages). - Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies ; no. 77 . - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Introduction / Patricia G. Steinhoff -- No helmets in court, no t-shirts on death row : new left trial support groups / Patricia G. Steinhoff -- Karōshi activism and recent trends in Japanese civil society : creating credible knowledge and culture / Scott North -- Courting justice, contesting "bureaucratic informality" : the Sayama case and the evolution of Buraku liberation politics / John H. Davis, Jr. -- Becoming unforgettable : leveraging law for labor in struggles for employment security / Christena Turner -- Suing for redress : Japanese consumer organizations and the courts / Patricia L. Maclachlan -- No voice in the courtroom : deaf legal cases in the 1960s / Karen Nakamura -- Cause lawyering in Japan : reflections on the case studies and justice reform / Daniel H. Foote.

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Sociological jurisprudence.
Social policy.
Procedure (Law)
Law--Social aspects.
Law reform.
Justice, Administration of.
Courts.
Sociologie juridique.
Procedure (Droit)--Japon.
Tribunaux--Japon.
Droit--Reforme--Japon.
Sociological jurisprudence.
Procedure (Law)--Japan.
Law--Social aspects--Japan.
Law reform--Japan.
Justice, Administration of--Japan.
Courts--Japan.


Japan.
Japan--Social policy.


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