Asian Legal Systems

Asian Law and Legal Systems

Contents of Asian Law and Legal Systems

Contents of this subject matter include:

• Asian history and cultural development
• Perceptions of different legal systems, orientalism & reverse orientalism, 'Asian values' & 'American values'
• Legal pluralism; reception of transplanted legal systems
• China, legal history, political & judicial system
• China, property, family & criminal law, human rights
• Malaysia, legal history, political & judicial system
• Malaysia, family law, & Islamic law issues
• Japan, legal history, political & judicial system
• Japan, land & environment, gender issues, institutional reform
• Indonesia, legal system, family law, intellectual property issues
• Singapore, legal history, political & judicial system