Unternehmenshaftung in der Massenkonsumgesellschaft aus Sicht des japanischen Zivilrechts

Abstract

An important legal problem in modern society is to what extent and by what means corporations are considered to be liable for losses of consumers. For a long time, Japanese courts have applied tort law to deal with different kinds of unfair and fraudulent transactions instead of applying the provisions on defective declarations of intent provided in the Civil Code. Lately, two new consumer laws have come into effect that explicitly deal with those problems and provide new means for the redress of consumer complaints.

(The Editors)