Description: This book provides the first comprehensive English access to Japan's entire constitution. It begins with historical context about the constitution's creation, followed by detailed explanations of all 103 articles, including their meaning, interpretive controversies, academic theories, and significant legal cases.
Brief description: Colin P.A. Jones is a professor at Doshisha University Law School in Kyoto. A graduate of U.C. Berkeley, he did graduate work at Tohoku University (LL.M.) and Duke Law School (J.D., LL.M.). He is also a practicing lawyer admitted in New York, Guam and the Republic of Palau and sits on the board of two large Japanese companies. Colin has published widely in both Japanese and English, with a particular focus on Japanese law. His books include The Japanese Legal System and The Japanese Legal System in a Nutshell (both from West Academic and co-authored with Frank Ravitch) and Obey, Not Know; Essays in Japanese Law and Society (Kurodahan Press), which is based on his long-running column Law of the Land in The Japan Times.