About this title: The Ritual of Rights in Japan challenges the conventional wisdom that the assertion of rights is fundamentally incompatible with Japanese legal, political and social norms. It discusses the creation of a Japanese translation of the word 'rights', Kenri; examines the historical record for words and concepts similar to 'rights'; and highlights the move towards recognising patients' rights in the 1960s and 1970s. Two policy studies are central to the book. One concentrates on Japan's 1989 AIDS Prevention Act, and the other examines the protracted controversy over whether brain death should ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780521779647ISBN:0521779642
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Pen underlining on first 4 pages. Otherwise text clean. Used college stickers on back cover. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 236 p. Cambridge Studies in Law and Society (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
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Description: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: SOME ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub Date: 4/13/2000 Binding: Paperback Pages: 236. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780521779647ISBN:0521779642
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 233 p. Cambridge Studies in Law and Society (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very good. Previous owner name on 1st page/light highlighting on 2 pages only, otherwise fine. Very Good Condition. Fast and Careful Shipping. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780521779647ISBN:0521779642
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780521779647ISBN:0521779642
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2000-04-13
ISBN-13:9780521779647ISBN:0521779642
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV PR
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780521779647ISBN:0521779642
Description: New. The Ritual of Rights in Japan rejects the traditional view that Japan is a nation where overt conflict and the assertion of rights are unacceptable. It examines both mistorical events and contemporary policy, particularly recent battles over AIDS pol... read more
Description: New. The Ritual of Rights in Japan rejects the traditional view that Japan is a nation where overt conflict and the assertion of rights are unacceptable. It examines both historical events and contemporary policy, in concluding that rights-based conflict is an important part of Japanese legal, political, and social practice. read more
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