- Introduction: Laying Down the Law in Occupied Germany and Japan
- 1. The “Destruction of Philosophies”: Planning the Legal Reconstruction of Germany and Japan
- 2. Occupying the Legal Other: The Subjugation of the German and Japanese Legal Systems
- 3. Captive Constitutions: Remaking Constitutional Law in Occupied Germany and Japan
- 4. Crafting Liberal Courts: Reconstituting the German and Japanese Judiciaries
- 5. Clearing the Spiritual Rubble: Reforming Criminal Justice in Occupied Germany and Japan
- 6. Twilight of the Gods: The Rise and Fall of Civil Liberties in Occupied Germany and Japan
- Conclusion: Laying Down the Law: Americans as Legal Revolutionaries
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index


Laying Down the Law
The American Legal Revolutions in Occupied Germany and Japan
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Publication Date: 10/15/2019
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