A leader of a global superpower is betrayed by his mistress, who makes public the sordid details of their secret affair. His wife stands by as he denies the charges. Debates over definitions of moral
Lawsuits are rare events in most people's lives. High-stakes cases are even less commonplace. Why is it, then, that scholarship about the Japanese legal system has focused almost exclusively on epic c
West (law, U. of Michigan) presents this examination of legal constructions of love, marriage and sex in the Japanese legal system. Drawing on court documents and a careful linguistic analysis of tran
