[On Sale Today] Introduction to Public Litigation — Our Tools for Social Change (Shueisha Shinsho) — Book Launch Talk Events Coming to Tokyo and Osaka

2026.5.15#Notice

Introduction to Public Litigation - Our Tools for Social Change (Shueisha Shinsho), co-authored by the founding members of LEDGE — Japan's first organization dedicated to public interest litigation — goes on sale nationwide and online on May 15.

To celebrate the launch, a series of four book launch talk events featuring the authors and special guests from various fields will be held in Tokyo and Osaka.

Written by LEDGE members who work day-to-day at the frontlines of public interest litigation — using the courts to address social challenges and push for change in the rules that govern our society — this book offers a wide-ranging introduction to the field: from the significance, history, and challenges of public interest litigation, to cases that have already moved society, to the concrete steps each of us can take to get involved.

This is a book for everyone who wants to see the world change. We hope you'll pick up a copy — and join us at one of the events.

※ All royalties from this book will be donated in full to LEDGE (一般社団法人LEDGE) and its sister organization, CALL4 (認定NPO法人CALL4).

Details & Purchase

For those who feel that "speaking up won't change anything," or who want to speak up but don't know how — this is the first comprehensive introductory guide to public interest litigation: the practice of using the courts to resolve social challenges.

Whether the issue is discrimination, labor, the environment, gender, or social welfare, this book explains — in plain language accessible to non-specialists — the process and potential of using litigation to change society when something feels wrong.

◎ The preface is available to read for free on the CALL4 website.

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