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特別講義 Introduction to Japanese law（外国語科目）
Introduction to Japanese Law
This course will help students understand the fundamentals of law in contemporary Japan. Students will emerge with at least a foundational understanding of key concepts in Japanese law, both in isolation and in their social context. Students will learn critically to discuss strengths and weaknesses of various areas of Japanese law, and offer comparisons with other systems where appropriate. The course assumes no knowledge of Japanese law, or law in general.
時間割／共通科目コード
コース名
教員
学期
時限
0120991
FLA-PL4512L3
特別講義 Introduction to Japanese law（外国語科目）
FOOTE DANIEL HARRING
木曜3限
マイリストに追加
マイリストから削除
講義使用言語
英語
単位
2
実務経験のある教員による授業科目
YES
他学部履修
可
開講所属
法学部
授業計画
1. Orientation: “The Concept(s) of Law”
2. The historical context (whistle-stop version)
3. Making the law: Japan’s legal and political structures
4. Breaking the law: criminal law in Japan
5. Crime and punishment: Japanese criminal procedure
6. The “Law of Obligations” (Part 1: Contract)
7. The “Law of Obligations” (Part 2: Torts, Environmental Law])
8. Japanese “legal culture” and the litigiousness question
9. Family law
10. Employment law and discrimination
11. The Constitution of Japan: past, present...future?
12. International law and Japan
13. Review and exam preparation
授業の方法
The class will be conducted in an interactive manner, It will consist of a mix of lecture and class discussion focused on the assigned reading materials, along with a few debates and other team exercises.
成績評価方法
Class participation (20%); a written report (40%); final examination (40%).
教科書
Sections from Milhaupt, Ramseyer and West, The Japanese Legal System: Cases, Codes and Commentary, and other materials. To be provided and distributed.
参考書
Provided as necessary.
履修上の注意
The course will be conducted entirely in English. A good level of spoken and written English is required to perform well in this course.
実務経験と授業科目の関連性
Instructor served as a law clerk at the trial court level and Supreme Court in the United States, and worked in a corporate legal department in Japan and a law firm in the US. While the focus of the course is not on legal practice, where relevant those experiences will help to inform the discussion.
