JP 2700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Lay Judge, Chronic Poverty, Drug Prohibition Law
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Lecture 20: the legal system and social control. [note: * = important to remember for the upcoming quiz] Was heavily influenced by french, german, and english legal systems. The legal system comes under the influence of the american legal system. Article 10: the conditions necessary for being a japanese national shall be determined by law. Article 14: all of the people are equal under the law and there shall be no discrimination in political, economic or social relations because of race, creed, sex, social status, or family origin. Article 76: the whole judicial power is vested in a supreme court and in such inferior courts as are established by law. If you take local disputes to litigation it shows that you are not cooperative with your community ( uchi ), and that you are being stubborn, and you might also get ostracized. A lot of business contracts are made with handshakes and trust, not with actual paper in japan.
