附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-303) and index.
'Re-orienting' Japan and its law -- The still-birth and re-birth of product liability in Japan -- Comparing the PL law with other 'strict liability' regimes in Europe, Australia and the US -- The PL law in action -- The future of PL in Japan: reformulation, reform, and re-regulation.
摘要:This volume contests the culturalist view of Japan as being in the thrall of weak legal consciousness and consumerism, which has persisted in the wake of environmental disasters such as the mercury poisonings in Minamata in the 1950s.