Ateneo - UPO

The main contents of the Course are: analysis of Chinese and Japanese Imperial Codes, Meiji restauration in Japan, the history of Guomindang codification process in China, Chinese Socialist Law in Mao Tse Tung period, the modernization process in China, Japan and Vietnam.

AJANI, SERAFINO, TIMOTEO, Il diritto dell’Asia Orientale, in Trattato di Diritto Comparato diretto da Rodolfo Sacco, UTET, Torino 2007 (AJANI, SERAFINO, TIMOTEO, Far East Asian Law, in Comparative Law Treaty, Editor Rodolfo Sacco, UTET, Turin 2007)

A broad knowledge of East Asian legal systems compared to western legal models

To have attended and supported Private Law examination

Lectures and tutorial, with visual and power point systems

Not mandatory, but higly suggested attendancy

Both written and oral examinations

The course will focus on the development of some Far East Asian Legal Systems from ancient to present times. The first subject to be introduced will be the problem of the translation of western legal words and concepts in traditional and modern Asian languages. Chinese and Japanese traditional and imperial law will be explained with the analysis and description of imperial codes. Asian legal systems will be studied taking in account the main institutional and cultural transformations of these Countries also in the light of Law and Economics approach. The analysis of economic transition effects on legal environment will complete this course, including also some critical approach to Law and Development movement and its influence in legal reform processes in Far East Asia Nations.

A good and depth knowledge of comparative methodology in order to correctly analize East Asian legal systems.