Kyushu University Legal Research Bulletin

( Yuriko HAGA ) Law applicable to infringement of moral rights in Japan (Case Comments) – “Chinese poem” case [Tokyo District Court decision of 31 May 2004, Case No. 26832 (wa) of 2002]   INTRODUCTION Exploitation of creative works goes beyond national boundaries. By this very nature, an infringement on the rights of the author [...]

( Francisco Reyes & Erik P. M. Vermeulen ) I. Introduction Arguably, there is a relationship between company law, lawyers and innovation. The editorial in the Economist of 18 December 1926 clearly describes the relationship: “The economic historian of the future may assign to the nameless inventor of the principle of limited liability, as applied [...]

( Steven Van Uytsel ) 1. Introduction The concept of international competition law has gained common usage in the academic world and more in specific in the English literature on competition law. With the publication of books like International Competition Law[1] and Emerging Principles of International Competition Law,[2] a trend has been set in the [...]

( Mark Fenwick ) Insider trading – the trading of publicly listed securities based on material, non-public information – has long been the source of controversy and debate amongst Anglo-American criminal law scholars. On the one hand, are those who regard the criminal sanction as being necessary and appropriate on the grounds that such transactions [...]

( Matthew Canini ) The Transformation of International Comity by Professor Paul recounts the evolution of the comity doctrine from seventeenth century Europe through the United States (U.S.) Supreme Court interpretations in the eighteenth century to its current conception.[i] As the concern of the U.S. has changed so too has the notion of comity.[ii] Originating [...]

( Sean McGinty ) 1. Introduction. In recent years the economics literature has been alive with discussion on the importance of the historical origins of legal systems to various economics outcomes.[i] Much of this has looked specifically at the relationship between “legal origins” and the ownership structure of corporations in different countries. Relying on the [...]