日本語

Course Code etc
Academic Year 2024
College College of Law and Politics
Course Code EX592
Theme・Subtitle Japanese Law in Comparative Perspective
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus Lecture
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Fall semester
DayPeriod・Room Thu.5
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Credits 2
Course Number LPX1901
Language English
Class Registration Method See "Notes"
Assigned Year 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
Prerequisite Regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges 履修登録システムの『他学部・他研究科履修不許可科目一覧』で確認してください。
Course Cancellation 〇(履修中止可/ Eligible for cancellation)
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy 各授業科目は、学部・研究科の定める学位授与方針(DP)や教育課程編成の方針(CP)に基づき、カリキュラム上に配置されています。詳細はカリキュラム・マップで確認することができます。
Notes グローバルコースの学生のみ
グローバルコース1年次自動登録
グローバルコース2年次以降科目コード登録

【Course Objectives】

The objective of this course is to present Japanese law as seen by Japanese and international scholars.

【Course Contents】

This course will present some areas of the Japanese legal system from a historical and comparative perspective. The focus will be on legal education, private law and family law.

Japanese Items

【授業計画 / Course Schedule】

1 Historical background
2 Legal education: Before WWII
3 Legal education: After WWII
4 Civil law: Tort law, medical malpractice
5 Civil law: Privacy
6 Civil law: The reform of the civil code
7 Environmental law: Kogai and mass torts
8 Environmental law: Nuclear power, accidents and compensation
9 Family law: The koseki
10 Family law: Marriage and divorce
11 Family law: Filiation, adoption, rights of the children
12 Japanese legal consciousness: Law and apologies
13 Japanese legal consciousness: The "reluctant litigant"
14 Review: Private law, culture and society in Japan

【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

補足事項 (Supplementary Items)
Depending on the circumstances, the students might be required to deliver individual or group presentations.

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

Participants will be required to read relevant materials in English in preparation for the lessons.
Participants will have to submit three Mini-Tests at regular intervals during the term.

【成績評価方法・基準 / Evaluation】

種類 (Kind)割合 (%)基準 (Criteria)
平常点 (In-class Points)100 最終テスト(Final Test)(5%)
最終レポート(Final Report)(5%)
Self-evaluation(20%)
Three Mini-Tests(70%)
備考 (Notes)

【テキスト / Textbooks】

No著者名 (Author/Editor)書籍名 (Title)出版社 (Publisher)出版年 (Date)ISBN/ISSN
1 C. P. A. Jones, F. S. Ravitch The Japanese Legal System - In a Nutshell West 2020 9781683281108
その他 (Others)
Purchase of the textbook is not mandatory.
The instructor will distribute all mandatory reading materials.

【参考文献 / Readings】

その他 (Others)
Additional reading materials (books, articles, and other resources) will be provided during the semester.

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

The students must have the ability to follow the lectures and engage in simple discussions.

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

【その他 / Others】

The use of laptops, tablets, phones and other electronic devices during the lesson, unless explicitly allowed, is strictly prohibited.

【注意事項 / Notice】