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Introduction to Japanese Law
Introduction to Japanese Law
This course will help students understand the fundamentals of law in contemporary Japan.
Students will gain a foundational grasp of the origins of Japanese law and the key concepts and influences that shape it today, both in isolation and in their social context.
Students will learn to consider core areas of Japanese law critically, discuss their perspectives with others, and draw on comparisons with other legal systems as needed.
The course assumes no knowledge of Japanese law or law in general.
Students will gain a foundational grasp of the origins of Japanese law and the key concepts and influences that shape it today, both in isolation and in their social context.
Students will learn to consider core areas of Japanese law critically, discuss their perspectives with others, and draw on comparisons with other legal systems as needed.
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
25-300-007
GLP-LP6202L3
Introduction to Japanese Law
LAWSON Carol
火曜5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
NO
他学部履修
可
開講所属
法学政治学研究科
授業計画
1.Introduction and the rule of law
2. Types of legal systems: civil law vs common law
3. Japan’s legal history
4. How Japanese law is made
5. The legal professions
6. The judiciary
7. Contract law and legal consciousness
8. Litigiousness and cause lawyering
9. Criminal justice: policing and prosecution
10. Criminal justice: prisons and probation
11. Employment law
12. The Constitution of Japan
13. The Constitution and the family
授業の方法
The class will be interactive, mixing lecture-style content with class discussion on the reading materials assigned for each week.
Each student will give one in-class presentation between Week 5 and Week 13.
成績評価方法
Class participation (including in-class presentation)30%
Short report - due early December 20%
Long research paper - due early January50%
Each student’s enrolment status, whether as an undergraduate or graduate student, is taken into account when evaluating grades.
教科書
All course materials will be provided via ITC-LMS.
参考書
Reference materials will be provided via ITC-LMS 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.
