Measuring Judicial Independence: The Political Economy of Judging in Japan

By Eric Rasmusen, J. Mark Ramseyer, Eric B. Rasmusen

Article 76 of the Japanese Constitution requires that all judges be independent in the exercise of their conscience and bound only by this Constitution and its laws. Consistent with this requirement, Japanese courts have long enjoyed a reputation for vigilant independence. Only leftists have challenged this, and only occasionally and anecdotally.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226703886
• ISBN13: 9780226703886
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.5"