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

時間割コード Registration Code		2302670

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 Seminar

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 is assigned to one or more papers, according to the number of participants. Each student prepares handout that briefly describes what is argued in the material and provide questions for discussion for the class. 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 13. (No class on October 6)

All the students who participate this course must enroll as a student at the NUCT course site by October 12. Through NUCT you can access to the articles.

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
(Tentative as of August 2022)

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

1. Automobile Accidents

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

2. 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. .

3. Civil Procedure under Legal Reform

Kahei Rokumoto, "Law and Culture in Transition," American Journal of Comparative Law
49, no. 4 (Fall 2001): 545-560
Shozo Ota, "Reform of Civil Procedure in Japan," American Journal of Comparative Law
49, no. 4 (Fall 2001): 561-584

4. Medical Malpractice

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

5. .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.

6. Compensation for Environmental Pollution Victims

Eri Osaka, "Reevaluating the Role of the Tort Liability System in Japan," Arizona
Journal of International and Comparative Law 26, no. 2 (Summer 2009): 393-426

Part III. Consequences of the Judicial Reform

1. Lawyers and legal access

Kay-Wah Chan, "Justice System Reform and Legal Ethics in Japan," Legal Ethics 14, no.
1 (June 2011): 73-108

2. 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.

3. Lay Participation in Criminal Legal System

David T. Johnson and Dimitri Vanoverbeke, The Limits of Change in Japanese Criminal Justice, Zeitschrift für Japanisches Recht 25 (49), 109–165, 2020.

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, class discussion, after-presentation report.
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 access to the articles and 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.

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)