Authority without Power: Law and the Japanese Paradox (Studies

Authority without Power: Law and the Japanese Paradox (Studies on Law and Social Control)

This book offers a comprehensive interpretive study of the role of law in contemporary Japan. Haley argues that the weakness of legal controls throughout Japanese history has assured the development and strength of informal community controls based on custom and consensus to maintain order--an order characterized by remarkable stability, with an equally significant degree of autonomy for individuals, communities, and businesses. Haley concludes by showing how Japan's weak legal system has reinforced preexisting patterns of extralegal social control, thus explaining many of the fundamental paradoxes of political and social life in contemporary Japan.
Country USA
Brand Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer Oxford University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780195092578
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884358583282
EANs 9780195092578
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Authority without Power: Law and the Japanese Paradox (Studies on Law and Social Control)