Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 5
3. INTRODUCTION 11
4. CHAPTER ONE. THE HISTORY OF THE JAPANESE LEGAL SYSTEM 23
5. CHAPTER TWO. JAPANESE ENDEAVOURS TO CODIFY CIVIL LAW, 1868–1889 49
6. CHAPTER THREE. SCHOOLS OF LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP IN JAPAN – THE MAIN ACTORS IN THE CIVIL CODE CONTROVERSY 67
7. CHAPTER FOUR. THE FIRST STAGE OF THE CIVIL CODE CONTROVERSY – THE DISPUTE UNTIL THE PUBLICATION OF THE CODES 95
8. CHAPTER FIVE. THE SECOND STAGE OF THE CIVIL CODE CONTROVERSY – THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD 129
9. CHAPTER SIX. THE THIRD STAGE OF THE CIVIL CODE CONTROVERSY – ESCALATION AND CONCLUSION 149
10. CHAPTER SEVEN. SUMMARY OF THE CIVIL CODE CONTROVERSY 201
11. CHAPTER EIGHT. CONCLUSIONS 219
12. ILLUSTRATIONS 223
13. BIBLIOGRAPHY 243
14. INDEX 265