Structure of Japanese Courts
Structure of Japanese Courts
Legal systems of the world : a political and social encyclopedia by Call Number: KL 42 LEGAPublication Date: 2005p. 778.
Court structure
Court Structure
The Supreme Court is the highest body of the judicial branch, dealing with the appeals filed against judgments of high courts. There is one Supreme Court, eight high courts, and fifty district and family courts. For minor crimes (punishable by a fine or lighter punishment) and civil suits (involving claims not exceeding 1,400, 000 yen), the 438 summary courts have jurisdiction (Globalex).
Locating Case Law
Locating Case Law
- AsianLII Supreme Court of JapanDecisions based on data obtained from the Supreme Court of Japan website from 1950 onwards. Browse by year or by decision title. Open access.
- Supreme Court of Japan websiteJudgments of the Supreme Court from 1950 onwards
- WorldLII International Decisions concerning JapanDecisions related to the International Court of Justice, International Tribunal for the Law of the Seaa and the WTO. Various dates. Open access.