Bermans »Law and Revolution« – eine rechtshistorische Revolution?

Law, Legitimacy and Black Revolution

After the Revolution in Corporate Law

Revolution

After the establishment of written language, the most revolutionary development in human communication was the invention of the printing press in the 15 th century (1). Before then, books were handwritten, rare, and expensive. Medieval monasteries supported the transcription of new manuscripts from existing ones, and errors were common because of spelling, handwriting, and abbreviation idiosync...

Legal Realism, Lex Fori, and the Choice-of-Law Revolution

The Quiet Revolution: Japanese Women Working around the Law

Japan is not renowned for the muscle oexed by its feminist movement. Although legal protections for women do exist, the stereotype of the subservient geisha dominates Japanese women’s international image, and fringe feminist activity has been sporadic at best. In fact, the Japanese media has a history of mocking the more radical women’s movements. Despite the absence of a conventional feminist ...