Contract B Contract B

【授業の目標 / Course Objectives】

This course is designed to provide students with basic knowledge of Japanese contract law. As the purposes of the course are shared with Contract A, this course also has three primary objectives.
The first one is to understand our civil life from the legal lense. Since people cannot live without making contracts (e.g., riding in the train, buying sandwiches at a convenience store, and getting a cell phone), contract law is the closest law to our society. Therefore, through learning contract law (i.e., the ways it operates and solves disputes), students can also learn the ways our society operates.
The second one is to train students' value judgment. Almost every contract law-related dispute involves multiple parties' competing interests, each one of which deserves to be carefully analyzed and considered. Academics' discussions also provide competing opinions and various approaches to solve disputes. Through case studies, the students can train the way of balancing competing interests and constantly test their own value judgment. The last objective is to train logical thinking skills. Contract law is the law of logic. Through learning the ways of interpreting contract law, students can train their logical thinking skills.

【授業の内容 / Course Contents】

The lectures will be provided with PowerPoint slides. However, the sessions will be based on the discussions with the students.
Reading materials will be provided in class. Read the assigned material before each session. Students are required to participate in classroom discussion based on the reading assignment that has been given for the session. To help provide the requisite motivation to stay current on the readings, students may be called on in class.
Active participation in class is expected from everyone. Please note that class participation makes up a signifcant portion of your grade, which means that you must come to class diligently prepared to take part in interactions in class. Also be aware that credit is not given merely for attendance. Your participation, not presence, is what counts toward your grade. The success of the course will depend greatly on your preparedness for class and willingness to engage in dialogue in class. If missing a session is unavoidable, you are responsible for finding out from a fellow classmate what was informed, dealt with, and discussed during the session.
Writing assignments will also be given. Writing assignments must be submitted by the due dates. A late assignment may be accepted with the instructor’s explicit permission, but deductions will be made for each day the assignment is late. Your grade will suffer substantially if you miss an entire assignment.
Topics for presentations, classroom discussions, and writing assignments involve mainly examinations of cases and elaborations of opinions on topics that are to be discussed in class.

【授業計画 / Course Schedule】

【活用される授業方法 / Teaching Methods Used】

板書 /Writing on the Board
スライド（パワーポイント等）の使用 /Slides (PowerPoint, etc.)
上記以外の視聴覚教材の使用 /Audiovisual Materials Other than Those Listed Above
個人発表 /Individual Presentations
グループ発表 /Group Presentations
ディスカッション・ディベート /Discussion/Debate
実技・実習・実験 /Practicum/Experiments/Practical Training
学内の教室外施設の利用 /Use of On-Campus Facilities Outside the Classroom
校外実習・フィールドワーク /Field Work
上記いずれも用いない予定 /None of the above

【授業時間外（予習・復習等）の学修 / Study Required Outside of Class】

No textbook is required. Translated materials and other copied materials will be provided only in class throughout the semester.

【成績評価方法・基準 / Evaluation】

【テキスト / Textbooks】

なし/None

【参考文献 / Readings】

【履修にあたって求められる能力 / Abilities Required to Take the Course】

【学生が準備すべき機器等 / Equipment, etc., that Students Should Prepare】

【その他 / Others】

【注意事項 / Notice】