学部・大学院区分 Undergraduate / Graduate		法・博後

時間割コード Registration Code		4302670

科目区分 Course Category		法学研究科開講科目 Courses Offered by the Graduate School of Law

科目名　【日本語】 Course Title		特別講義・演習（日本の社会と法）

科目名　【英語】 Course Title		Special Lecture and Seminar (Japanese Law and Society)

担当教員　【日本語】 Instructor		原田　綾子 ○

担当教員　【英語】 Instructor		HARADA Ayako ○

単位数 Credits		2

開講期・開講時間帯 Term / Day / Period		秋木曜日３時限 Fall Thu 3

対象学年 Year		１年 1

授業形態 Course style		演習 Lecture

授業の目的　【日本語】
Goals of the Course(JPN)

授業の目的　【英語】
Goals of the Course

This seminar provides students opportunities to learn and discuss the actual functioning of Japanese law and legal system in its social context.

到達目標　【日本語】
Objectives of the Course(JPN)

到達目標　【英語】
Objectives of the Course

Each student picks one topic or more, according to the number of participants, prepares handout that briefly describes what is argued in the material and his or her own opinion, and presents it for class discussion. Students other than the presenter must read materials in advance and actively participate in discussion. Through such efforts, students are expected to obtain basic knowledge and insights on the reality of the Japanese legal system.

授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR STUDENTS

Our first class session will be held on October 14. (No class on October 7)

All the students who participate this course must enroll as a student at the NUCT course site by October 12 to receive an on-line invitation to the first session (probably, a Zoom invitation from the lecturer).

If you have any questions over the procedure you should inform the lecture via email..

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In this course each session will focus on a paper provided on the list below.

The class work will be generally divided into three parts.

Part 1: presentation
Part 2: small group discussion
Part 3: discussion with all the class members

The presenter(s) will organize the discussion. The lecturer make a final remark at the end of session.

List of the articles covered in this course

Part I . Reluctant Litigants? Legacy of Kawashima’s Theory on Japanese non-litigiousness

1. Japanese attitude toward law and litigation

Takeyoshi Kawashima, 1963, “Dispute Resolution in Contemporary Japan,” Arthur von Mehren (ed.), Law in Japan: The Legal Order in a Changing Society, Harvard University Press, pp.41-72.

2. Criticism to attitude (culture) model: Institutions

John Owen Haley, 1978, “The Myth of the Reluctant Litigant,” Journal of Japanese Studies Vol.4, No.2, pp. 359-390.

Part II. Socio-legal process of dispute resolution—different strategies in different areas

1. Automobile Accidents (1)

Ramseyer, J. Mark, and Minoru Nakazato, 1989, "The Rational Litigant: Settlement Amounts and Verdict Rates in Japan." The Journal of Legal Studies 18, no. 2, pp.263-90.

2. Automobile Accidents (2)

Takao Tanase, 1990, “The Management of Disputes: Automobile Accident Compensation in Japan,” Law and Society Review, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp.651-692.

3. Neighborhood Noise Disputes

Mark D. West, 1995, “The Resolution of Karaoke Disputes: The Calculus of Institutions and Social Capital,” Journal of Japanese Studies, Vol. 28, No. 2. pp. 301-337. .

4. Product Liability

Luke Nottage and Yoshitaka Wada, 1998, “Japan’s New Product Liability ADR Centers: Bureaucratic, Industry, or Consumer Informalism?” Zeitschrift für Japanisches Recht, Nr. 6, pp. 40-81.

5. Medical Malpractice

Eric Feldman, 2006, “Law, Society, and Medical Malpractice Litigation in Japan,” 8 Washington University Global Studies Law Review, pp.257-284..

6.Family Disputes

Masayuki Murayama, 2009 "Convergence from the Opposite Directions? -Characteristics of Japanese Divorce Law in a Comparative Perspective," in Harry N. Scheiber and Laurent Mayali (eds.), Japanese family law in comparative perspective, Robbins Collection, pp.61-98.

7. Compensation for Environmental Pollution Victims

Koichiro Fujikura, 2007, “Litigation, Administrative Relief, and Political Settlement for Pollution Victim Compensation: Minamata Mercury Poisoning after Fifty Years,” Daniel H. Foote (ed), Law in Japan: A Turning Point, University of Washington Press, pp.384-403.

Part III. Japanese Judiciary and Judicial Reform

1. Japanese Judiciary and Judicial independence

Frank K. Upham, 2005, “Review: Political Lackeys or Faithful Public Servants? Two Views of the Japanese Judiciary,” Law & Social Inquiry, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 421-455.
Reviewed Work(s):
Measuring Judicial Independence: The Political Economy of Judging in Japan by J. Mark Ramseyer and Eric B. Rasmusen.
The Spirit of Japanese Law by John Owen Haley and The Japanese Judiciary: Maintaining Integrity, Autonomy, and the Public Trust by John Owen Haley

2. Judicial Reform and Legal Education

Annelise Riles and Takashi Uchida. “Reforming Knowledge-A Socio-Legal Critique of the Legal Education Reforms in Japan” Drexel L. Rev. Vol.1, 2009, pp.3-51.
(Additional Reference) Setsuo Miyazawa, “Successes, Failures, and Remaining Issues of the Justice System Reform in Japan: An Introduction to the Symposium Issue,” 36 Hastings International & Comparative Law Review, 2013, pp.313-347.

履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses

There is no precondition to take this course

成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria

Presentation (30%), class discussion (30%), after-presentation report (40%).
Credit is given of C- or C（where applicable）or higher for each graded criterion.

教科書・テキスト
Textbook

Instructions will be given in class

参考書
Reference Book

Instructions will be given in class

課外学習等（授業時間外学習の指示）
Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours)

Read the materials for each class in advance for preparation

注意事項
Notice for Students

Enroll as a member of this course through NUCT by October 12, where you get all important notices from the lecturer. Students must attend the first meeting to be assigned a paper to present at the class.

授業開講形態等
Lecture format, etc.

Remote classes conducted via Teams, Zoom, etc.
NUCT membership registration is necessary for the class participation. All the important notice and course guidance will be posted on NUCT. If the class format is changed, details will be noticed via NUCT.

遠隔授業（オンデマンド型）で行う場合の追加措置
Additional measures for remote class (on-demand class)

Remote classes are conducted via NUCT. Questions to instructors should be asked using the NUCT "Message" function.

Follow your instructor's directions if your instructor has any other directions.