# kaal:claim:4957318-028

**Claim.** The speed of post war Japanese legal reform demonstrates that large scale legal change is possible when strong political will and adequate resources are present, which locates the binding constraint on legal cleanup in will and resources rather than in feasibility.

**Type.** empirical  **Support.** evidenced

**Holds when.**

- post World War II Japan under Allied occupation
- where external actors supplied impetus and expertise

**Source quote.**

> A critical aspect of this reform was its rapid implementation, demonstrating that large-scale legal changes are possible when there is strong political will and adequate resources.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *The Future of Law - Dynamic Web3 Governance* (2024), Historical Precedent for Legal Recycling: Case Study: Post-war Japan, page 29

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, The Future of Law - Dynamic Web3 Governance (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4957318

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**Topics.** law-and-legal-systems

**Keywords.** post-war-japan, legal-reform, political-will, legal-recycling, case-study

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