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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2026
College College of Law and Politics
Course Code EX893
Theme・Subtitle Comparative Law I - Legal traditions of the world
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items) Face-to-face
Campus Seminar
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Fall semester
DayPeriod・Room Thu.4
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Credits 2
Course Number LPX2911
Language English
Class Registration Method "Other" Registration
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。
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Notes

【Course Objectives】

The objective of the course is to introduce the participants to the major legal traditions of the world.

【Course Contents】

The course will present the major legal traditions of the world in historical and comparative perspective.

Japanese Items

【授業計画 / Course Schedule】

1 Introduction to comparative law: legal families
2 The civil law model I: Bologna and the Ius Commune
3 The civil law model II: The age of codifications
4 The civil law model III: France and Germany
5 The common law model I: Birth of the common law
6 The common law model II: Modern English law
7 The common law model III: Common law in the US
8 The Western legal tradition
9 Socialist law: Historical background and basic character
10 Islamic law I: Birth and development of classic Islamic law
11 Islamic law II: Islamic law today
12 Legal formants and legal transplants
13 Mixed legal systems and legal pluralism I
14 Mixed legal systems and legal pluralism II

【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)
Lessons require active participation by the students. Short in-class tests will be held at regular intervals. Participants might be required to give individual or group presentations on selected topics.

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

Participants will be required to read regularly the assigned materials in English in preparation for the lessons.
Participants might have to prepare a final individual or group presentation.

【成績評価方法・基準 / Evaluation】

種類 (Kind)割合 (%)基準 (Criteria)
平常点 (In-class Points)100 Short in-class tests (3 times x 20%)(60%)
Attendance and participation(20%)
Presentation(20%)
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 Patrick Glenn Legal Traditions of the World: Sustainable Diversity in Law Oxford 2014 9780199669837
2 Mathias Siems Comparative Law Cambridge 2022
その他 (Others)
Purchase of the textbook is not mandatory.
The instructor will provide all reading materials.

【参考文献 / Readings】

その他 (Others)
The instructor will provide additional reading materials in PDF format.

【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, engage in simple discussions and present on selected topics.
Basic knowledge of European history and society since the Middle Ages.
A suitable English language proficiency level is a minimum of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

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

A pencil or pen, a notebook for taking notes.

【その他 / Others】

The use of laptops, tablets, phones and any other electronic device during the lesson, unless explicitly allowed on a case-by-case basis, is strictly prohibited.

【注意事項 / Notice】

A suitable English language proficiency level is a minimum of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.