Chapter 9. A New Perspective on the “Name-Changing Policy” in Korea

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Note on East Asian Names and Terms ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I. Prostitution, Law, and Human Rights
7. Chapter 1. The Maria Luz Incident Personal Rights and International Justice for Chinese Coolies and Japanese Prostitutes 21
8. Chapter 2. Disputing Rights The Debate over Anti-Prostitution Legislation in 1950s Japan 48
9. Part II. Crime, Punishment, and Gender
10. Chapter 3. Gender in the Arena of the Courts The Prosecution of Abortion and Infanticide in Early Meiji Japan 81
11. Chapter 4. Adultery and Gender Equality in Modern Japan, 1868–1948 109
12. Chapter 5. Of Pity and Poison Imprisoning Women in Modern Japan 136
13. Chapter 6. Burning Down the House Gender and Jury in a Tokyo Courtroom, 1928 159
14. Part III. Colonial Law and the Problem of the Family
15. Chapter 7. Sim-pua under the Colonial Gaze Gender, “Old Customs,” and the Law in Taiwan under Japanese Imperialism 189
16. Chapter 8. Japanese Colonialism, Gender, and Household Registration: Legal Reconstruction of Boundaries 219
17. Chapter 9. A New Perspective on the “Name-Changing Policy” in Korea 240
18. Bibliography 267
19. Contributors 291
20. Index 295