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cjal-3302	Kamo, Akira	Crystallization, Unification, or Differentiation? The Japanese Civil Code (Law of Obligations) Reform Commission and Basic Reform Policy	2010	42	.pdf	application/pdf	19659	988	54	Focusing on the Basic Reform Policy (Draft Proposals), this article seeks to describe both legal scholarship advancing Civil Code reform and criticism of reform from practitioners. THE BACKGROUND OF THE RECENT REFORM MOVEMENT While the background to Civil Code reform in Japan is not straightforward, at least three factors are shaping reform: (1) the characteristics of the Civil Code; (2) academic contributions; and (3) the role of the Ministry of Justice.	cache/cjal-3302.pdf	txt/cjal-3302.txt