Soler Schreiber, Valia (2025) Gender, Law, and Honor: A Comparative Analysis of Gender Norms in Japanese and Spanish Legal Frameworks. Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
This thesis applies legal transplantation theory to explore the feasibility of adapting gender equality reforms to the Japanese context, identifying both the cultural obstacles and institutional opportunities involved in cross-cultural legal borrowing. These reforms include mandatory corporate equality plans, equal and non-transferable paternity leave, and the legal recognition of separate surnames for married couples. A comparative legal analysis with Spain, grounded in legal transplant theory and sociocultural context, examines Japan’s cultural barriers and institutional openings for adopting such reforms. The study finds that direct transplantation is improbable given Japan’s consensus-driven political culture and entrenched gender norms, but that a phased, locally tailored adaptation of these reforms is feasible in the long term. Spain’s post-authoritarian transformation demonstrates that even honor-based societies can institutionalize progressive gender norms, suggesting that culturally attuned strategies could gradually advance gender equality in Japan. The thesis highlights the importance of cultural compatibility in legal reform and offers broader insights for implementing gender equality laws in culturally conservative settings.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | Gul, P. and Timmenga, F.L.S. |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jun 2025 08:33 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jun 2025 08:33 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/649 |
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