Taking Japanese Law Seriously

Indigenous Law and Gender in South Africa: Taking Human Rights and Cultural Diversity Seriously

Life Expectancy Changes for Each Subway Station: Taking Social Determinants of Health Seriously More Than Ever

Life Expectancy Changes for Each Subway Station: Taking Social Determinants of Health Seriously More Than Ever Reza Esmaeili 1* 1Assistance Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran Abstract Nowadays, health inequalities are emerging at short geographic distances, even ...

Japanese New Patent Law: Lessons for China

In this paper, I systematically analyze the new Japanese Patent Law and make a comparative study on Chinese and Japanese Patent Law to shed a new light on the improvement of the legal system of intellectual property in China. To begin with, I review the historical development of Japanese Patent Law and the modern patent legal system in Japan. Next, the aim and contents of the latest revision of...

Grandfathering can seriously damage your wealth: due diligence in mergers and acquisitions of medical device companies.

Why Is the Japanese Conviction Rate So High ?

Conviction rates are high in Japan. Why? First, Japanese prosecutors are badly understaffed. Able to bring only their strongest cases, they could be presenting judges only with the most obviously guilty defendants. High conviction rates would then follow naturally. Crucially, however, this is not the full story, for Japanese judges face seriously biased incentives. A judge who acquits a defenda...