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- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Kaneko Hironao
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon1-2(W9-910)
- Group
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- Course number
- SHS.P441
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2024/4/4
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
Students will understand legal theory and methodology with a focus on civil law. Hironao Kaneko is in charge 2024 spring. By learning how to handle basic legal documents, students in this course acquire skills which can be applied to examining legal problems. There are many branches of law, but the goal of this course is for students to learn about civil law, civil dispute settlements and mechanisms of the civil justice system. In addition, this course covers modern cases such as complex lawsuits and internet issues for specific examples of civil cases relating to the Japanese law contemporary problems, and students study related articles, judgments, etc.
Student learning outcomes
Understand basic legal theory and methodology necessary for graduate research. Students will understand the comparative law study especially between Japanese and U.S. Laws (in some cases British and EU laws).
Course taught by instructors with work experience
| ✔ Applicable | How instructors' work experience benefits the course |
|---|---|
| Based on experience at research institute on copyrights of computer program, lecturer will learn and teach practically. |
Keywords
Civil dispute resolution, Justice system, court system, Law, public order, Human rights protection
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Students digest and discuss about a reading assignment.
Students need to decide theme for final presentation.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Judicial System, Rules of Law | Understanding Judicial system, rules of law |
| Class 2 | Property rights, Contract law and Public order | Limitation of property rights; The role of general provisions |
| Class 3 | The role of Common Sense, Ethics and Law (Trolley Problems, Medical Care, Euthanasia) | Understanding the characteristics of social norms |
| Class 4 | Issues on Consumer | Issues on Consumer |
| Class 5 | Privacy, Rights of Individual | Understanding of personal rights, personal information |
| Class 6 | Selection of research theme for final presentation (Contemporary Issues on Justice System, ADR, ICT in Court) | Students need to decide research theme for final presentation in DAY7 |
| Class 7 | Final Presentation of research by students(produce report) | Presentation of research |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
Before classes start, please learn edX Basic Japanese Civil Law
https://www.edx.org/course/basic-japanese-civil-law
Textbook(s)
Specified as needed.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Specified as needed.
Assessment criteria and methods
Daily assignment and reports
Related courses
- LAH.S102 ： Law (Civil Law) A
- LAH.S302 ： Law (Civil Procedure Law) C
- LAH.S202 ： Law (Civil Law) B
- LAH.S303 ： Law (Intelectual Property Law) C
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
Graduate students had better have legal knowledge of undergraduate level. Undergraduates in the international exchange programe need not take legal courses in their university.
Please study basic Japanese Law through edX course: https://www.edx.org/course/basic-japanese-civil-law
Other
Agenda of classes may be changed to fit for an online lecture.
Please check notice through T2Scholar.
