授業の目的 【日本語】
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授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course | | In this lecture, I will try to give the basic understanding and knowledge on jurisprudence or philosophy of law in Japanese context to the international students who are not familiar with it. To do so, I will take up not only it directly, but also some non-legal contexts around it, such as historical, cultural, economic , and political contexts.
Japanese legal system has been influenced by western legal systems since the Meiji Restoration, so that Japan could become 'modernized' state and society. In this course, we are going to reconsider many issues, for example, how Japan has been modernized and how the accomplishment can be evaluated.
We are also going up many topics, such as the Meiji Restoration, the Postwar Reform, the Justice System Reform, Legislative Process in Japan, Bureaucratic System in Japan, Lawyer in Japan, and Dispute Resolution controversy. |
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到達目標 【日本語】
Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | |
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到達目標 【英語】
Objectives of the Course | | |
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | Lecture 1. Introduction/ The History of Modern Japanese Law (1) Before the Period of Modernisation
(1) Introduction to this lecture
(2) The Problem of the Modernisation
(3) Before the Period of Modernisation: Tokugawa Polity, Japan and Chinese Influence. Four division of society(士農工商),
Study Guide: Oda 2009, ch.1; Fukuyama 2011, 14-22.
Lecture 2. History of Modern Japanese Law (2) Meiji Restoration
(4) The Meiji Restoration (明治維新).
(5) Civil Law/ Common Law Tradition
(6) Government Structure and Meiji Constitution (Imperial Constitution)
(7) Brief Explanation about the History of reception of the Foreign Law and its theory in Japan.
Study Guide: Oda 2009, ch.1; Fukuyama 2014, ch. 23
Lecture 3. History of Modern Japanese Law (3) The Post-War Era
(8) The situation of post-war era.
(9) Five Major Reforms ordered by the Allied Forces（五大改革指令）
(10) Government Structure and New Constitution
(11) 1940 System and 1955 System.
Study Guide: Oda 2009, ch.1
Lecture 4. Justice System Reform since late 1990’s
(1) The situation of 90’s in Japan
(2) What is ‘Justice System Reform’?
(3) After the Reform
Lecture 5. Sources of Law in Japan and Regulatory Process(1)
(1) Formal Explanation
(2) Problem(1): Who makes statutory laws?
(3) Problem(2): Are Statutory laws Important? Delegated Legislation
Lecture 6. Sources of Law in Japan and Regulatory Process(2)
(4) Problem(3): Are there realms outside the law? : Administrative Guidance
(5) Summary: Who rules in Japan?
Lecture 7. The Administration of Justice
(1) Historical background
(2) The Court System
(3) Some Problems about the Court System in Japan: its lengthy delays
Study Guide: A report by the Supreme Court in Japan, which I distribute to you.
Lecture 8. Legal Education
(1) Meaning of the Hõsõ（法曹）
(2) The National Legal Examination
(3) Education and Training before Justice System Reform and their Problems
(4) Education and Training after Justice System Reform
Lecture 9. Judges
(1) Power and Competence
(2) Career Paths
(3) Supreme Court Justice, comparison with the System in the U.S. at the federal level.
Lecture 10. Public Prosecutors
(1) Power and Competence
(2) Career Paths
(3) Problems
Lecture 11. Attorneys
(1) Power and Competence
(2) Career Paths?
(3) The Transition of the spirits?
Lecture 12. Dispute Resolution (1)
(1) Overview about this theme
From New York Times’ Article
(2) Kawashima’s Theory
(3) Culturalist Approaches
Study Guide: Eric Feldman, "Law, Culture and Conflict"
Lecture 13. Dispute Resolution (2)
(4) Institutionalist Approaches
(5) Defects?
(6) High Predictablity?
Lecture 14. Dispute Resolution (3)
Comprehensive Examination of a Case of Environmental Pollution: A Minamata Disease
Lecture 15. Summary |
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履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | | None if you do your best in this course. |
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成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | Your grade for the course will be calculated using the following formula:
Short Paper in each lecture 30 %.
Final Report 70 %.
In short paper, you write your question or comment on each lecture. At least, you have to submit ten or more papers.
In your final report, you have to make a report., which has to be 3 or more pages. And in this paper, you make a report about Japanese Legal System by comparing with your country's one. Japanese students should write more in detail.
If you get 60％ in total, you can take this credit. So, to get a minimum grade of 60% means to attain a C,
In order to pass this course, you need to understand basic elements of Japanese legal system and compare it with your own country's system. |
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教科書・テキスト
Textbook | | In this course, we will do not use the textbook.
Outline (power point slides) will be distributed each lecture.
Some articles will be distributed for preparation and review. |
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参考書
Reference Book | | |
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課外学習等（授業時間外学習の指示）
Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours) | | | * Students will be given instructions in the class. |
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注意事項
Notice for Students | | | This lecture will be jointly held with the G30 Program in the School of Law. |
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授業開講形態等
Lecture format, etc. | | |
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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) | | Under the strong influence of the COVID-19, we will do it through live streaming on the web.
遠隔授業は基本的にはTACTで行う。教員への質問方法、学生同士の意見交換の方法は次のとおりとする。なお、教員より別の指示がある場合は、その指示に従うこと。
・教員への質問は、TACT機能「メッセージ」により行うこと。
・授業に関する受講学生間の意見交換は、TACT機能「メッセージ」により行うこと。
（※担当教員が「フォーラム」機能を追加設定した場合は「フォーラム」も利用可。）
Remote classes are conducted via TACT basically. Questions to instructors should be asked using the TACT "Message" function.
Student discussions will be conducted using the TACT "Message" function. (If the instructor has added the "Forum" function, the "Forum" can also be used.)
Follow your instructor's directions if your instructor has any other directions. |
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