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Information, Technology, anc Society in Asia 123
Law bottom-up: legal consciousness in Europe and Japan through the lens of the Hakamada-case
In this seminar we will discuss how citizens think about the law. This question has been central to research in the field of law and society worldwide. In a 'revival' of the classic question in this field, recent publications have proposed a new approach to thinking about law and the role that law plays in contemporary society. This new approach has been proposed most notably by the Dutch socio-legal scholar Marc Hertogh in his book 'Nobody's law: Legal consciousness and legal alienation in everyday life' (Springer, 2018). He starts from the observation that there is a crisis of the rule of law in Europe because people are 'alienated' from the law. Hertogh argues that law and society scholars need to take this crisis seriously to ensure the continued proper functioning of the legal system and thus a robust democracy.
In this seminar we will introduce the field of law and society by specifically analysing the question of legal consciousness (法意識) in relation to democracy. We will pay attention to classical research on legal consciousness in Japan, its content, methodology, social context, strengths, and weaknesses. We will then read Marc Hertogh's book and discuss whether his approach is new and relevant. What does this book mean for the study of law and society in Japan? Are law and democracy in Japan in a state of crisis like that in Europe? We will address these questions in a concrete case by researching the Hakamada case and studying it from different angles. In summary, this seminar will analyse law in society from a bottom-up perspective, i.e., from the perspective of the people and how this affects the legal system (hence we will keep the macroscopic and comparative perspective in mind). Students will be encouraged to raise questions, suggest readings, newspaper articles, films, etc. and present their insights on the Hakamada case.
Students will also be introduced to and conduct interviews with relevant actors to achieve the main objectives of this course, namely, firstly, to broaden the student's view of the changing role of law in society, secondly, to become familiar with the methodologies of socio-legal studies, and thirdly, to express and understand opinions and insights in English in a critical and constructive manner.
In this seminar we will introduce the field of law and society by specifically analysing the question of legal consciousness (法意識) in relation to democracy. We will pay attention to classical research on legal consciousness in Japan, its content, methodology, social context, strengths, and weaknesses. We will then read Marc Hertogh's book and discuss whether his approach is new and relevant. What does this book mean for the study of law and society in Japan? Are law and democracy in Japan in a state of crisis like that in Europe? We will address these questions in a concrete case by researching the Hakamada case and studying it from different angles. In summary, this seminar will analyse law in society from a bottom-up perspective, i.e., from the perspective of the people and how this affects the legal system (hence we will keep the macroscopic and comparative perspective in mind). Students will be encouraged to raise questions, suggest readings, newspaper articles, films, etc. and present their insights on the Hakamada case.
Students will also be introduced to and conduct interviews with relevant actors to achieve the main objectives of this course, namely, firstly, to broaden the student's view of the changing role of law in society, secondly, to become familiar with the methodologies of socio-legal studies, and thirdly, to express and understand opinions and insights in English in a critical and constructive manner.
時間割／共通科目コード
コース名
教員
学期
時限
4971230
GII-IA6123L3
Information, Technology, anc Society in Asia 123
Dimitri Vanoverbeke
水曜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
日本語/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
学際情報学府
授業計画
Part One: Setting the stage
第１回目 ：Introduction: What is sociology of law?
Watch the movie “I just didn’t do it” (それでもボクはやってない ・周防正行監督２００７年) :
Questions about this movie to keep in mind:
•Which scene did you find most representative for topic of this seminar?
•If you had to advise the director of this movie on how to make a sequel for this movie, what would to tell him?
第２回目 : Discussion of the Movie “I just didn’t do it” (それでもボクはやってない ・周防正行監督２００７年) and introducing the Hakamada case
第3回目 : Legal Consciousness and sociology of law in Japan: methodology, strengths, and weaknesses
Reading:
•Murayama, Masayuki. "Kawashima and the changing focus on Japanese legal consciousness: a selective history of the sociology of law in Japan." International Journal of Law in Context 9.4 (2013): 565-589.
第4回目 : Guest speaker about 冤罪 and the criminal justice system in Japan (Prof. Satoru Shinomiya)
Reading:
•Johnson, David T. "Hostage Justice and Wrongful Convictions in Japan." Asian Journal of Criminology (2022): 1-24.
Part Two: Close Reading: Law bottom-up: how to think about how people think about the law
5回目 : Hostage Justice and Wrongful Convictions in Japan
Reading:
•Johnson, David T. "Hostage Justice and Wrongful Convictions in Japan." Asian Journal of Criminology (2022): 1-24.
第6回目: Guest speaker (Prof. Dr. Marc Hertogh)
Reading:
•Hertogh, Marc. “Chapter 1: Introduction” in: Marc Hertogh, Nobody's law: Legal consciousness and legal alienation in everyday life. Springer, 2018.)
第7回目 : Visions on Legal Culture in Europe and Japan
•Reading: Hertogh, Marc. “Chapter 2: The Myth of Dutch Legal Culture” in: Marc Hertogh, Nobody's law: Legal consciousness and legal alienation in everyday life. Springer, 2018.)
第8回目 : Alienation and trust in the legal system (Europe and Japan)
•Reading: Hertogh, Marc. “Chapter 3: “Loyalists, Legalists, Cynics and Outsiders” in: Marc Hertogh, Nobody's law: Legal consciousness and legal alienation in everyday life. Springer, 2018.)
第9回目 : Legal consciousness as a central concept to approach analysis in law and society
•Reading: Hertogh, Marc. “Chapter 4: research Methods: Through the Lens of Legal Consciousness” in: Marc Hertogh, Nobody's law: Legal consciousness and legal alienation in everyday life. Springer, 2018.)
第10回目: A closer look on the Hakamada-case
Reading:
•TBC
Part Three: cases studies in sociology of law: Law bottom-up: legal consciousness in Europe and Japan: what questions can we ask and how can we find the answers?
第11回 : Presentations by the students: The Hakamada-case and legal alienation (a socio-historical perspective)
第12回 : Presentations by the students: The Hakamada-case and legal alienation
(a socio-political perspective)
第13回 : Presentations: The Hakamada-case and legal alienation (a comparative perspective)
授業の方法
interactive class
成績評価方法
平常点を考慮する
Class participation (50%)
レポートを課す
Report (50%)
教科書
none
参考書
Murayama, Masayuki. "Kawashima and the changing focus on Japanese legal consciousness: a selective history of the sociology of law in Japan." International Journal of Law in Context 9.4 (2013): 565-589.
Marc Hertogh, Nobody's law: Legal consciousness and legal alienation in everyday life. Springer, 2018.
Johnson, David T. "Hostage Justice and Wrongful Convictions in Japan." Asian Journal of Criminology (2022): 1-24.
and other readings
履修上の注意
active particiaption
some interactions with guests, readings and other matrials will be in Japanese only, classes and discussions in English
