Legal innovations in Asia :  judicial lawmaking and the influence of comparative law / 
edited by John O. Haley, Toshiko Takenaka. 
 - xii, 378 pages ;  24 cm. 
 - Studies in comparative law and legal culture. .
 - Studies in comparative law and legal culture. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Part I: Asian Law Center: The first half century --  The first decades, 1961-2000 /  Navigating law's'Asian Century' /  The Asian Law Center: An evolution /  Part II: The role of comparative law in legal innovations --  Comparison of law, transfer of legal concepts, and creation of a legal design: The case of Japan /  Part III: Role of courts in Japan and legal innovations: Japan, China, and Islamic Asia --  Judicial lawmaking and the creation of legal norms in Japan: A dialogue /  The Supreme Court of Japan and online pharmacies /  Civil procedure and anti-modern myths in the'Harmonious Society' : China and pre-war Japan compared /  Judicial activism in China /  John O. Haley --  Veronica L. Taylor --  Jon Eddy --  Harald Baum --  John O. Haley and Daniel H. Foote --  Shigenori Matsui --  Dongsheng Zang --  Vai Io Lo.  The role of courts in'making' Islamic law : South and Southeast Asia /  Limitations on the termination of fixed-term employment contracts: Judicially created rules and their codification in Japanese law /  Goddess of justice without a blindfold : How do Japanese judges treat pro se litigants? /  Part IV: Legal transplants and the influence of Japanese law in Asia --  The influence of Japanese law on Taiwan law /  Corporate law and corporate law scholarship in Korea: A comparative essay /  Judicial innovation in Chinese corporate law /  The influence of US and Japanese laws upon Indonesian law /  Part V: Legal innovations in intellectual property --  A change of leadership in patent policy and law development? The active role played by Japanese courts in Japan's patent term extension reform /  Ethics rather than rights: Reconsidering'transmit rather than create' : Toward a new understanding of Korea's intellectual property rights tradition /  What are the challenges awaiting the Thai government if the Bayh-Dole Act is adopted in Thailand? /  Public health and pharmaceutical patent protection in Indonesia: The implementation of the TRIPS safeguards and other strategies to increase access to essential medicines /  Clark B. Lombardi --  Ryuichi Yamakawa --  Kyoko Ishida --  Tay-sheng Wang --  Kon Sik Kim --  Donald Clarke --  Kurnia Toha --  Toshiko Takenaka --  Hyung Doo Nam --  Orakanoke Phanraksa --  Tomi Suryo Utomo. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781783472789  RM526.16 1783472782 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>University of Washington. Asian Law Center. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Law--East Asia.<br/>Law--Asia.<br/>Law--History.--East Asia<br/>Law--History.--Asia<br/>Judge-made law--East Asia.<br/>Judge-made law--Asia.<br/>Comparative law.