Itoh, Hiroshi.

The Supreme Court and benign elite democracy in Japan / Hiroshi Itoh. - Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2010. - xvi, 344 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-338) and index.

Elite governance in Japan -- Judicial decision making -- Judicial impact and feedback -- Judicial attitude in the grand bench -- Judicial attribute of justices -- Judicial role of the Supreme Court.

9780754676034 (hardback : alk. paper) RM333.52 9781409407744 (ebook)


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