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- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Kaneko Hironao
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon1-2(W9-910)
- Group
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- Course number
- SHS.P441
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2016
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2016/12/14
- Lecture notes updated
- 2016/4/29
- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
Students will understand legal theory and methodology with a focus on civil disputes. Hironao Kaneko is in charge 2016 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 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, 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).
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
Based on reading assignments of English materials, students digest the materials and discuss about legal topics relating to the assignments.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Legal rules | Understanding legal rules |
| Class 2 | Public order | The role of general provisions |
| Class 3 | The role of common sense and ethical rules | Understanding the characteristics of social norms |
| Class 4 | Conflicts in legal aspects | Causes of conflicts |
| Class 5 | The role of conflict resolution system | Understanding the justice system |
| Class 6 | Principle of conflict resolution | Principles of conflict resolution |
| Class 7 | Case study | Discussion on conflict case studies |
| Class 8 | General discussion and presentation | General discussion and presentation |
Textbook(s)
Specified as needed. One example, Sir Paul Vingradoff, COMMON SENS IN LAW ETC.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Specified as needed. About conflict resolution, RAU, SHERMAN&PEPPET,PROCESSES OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION(FOUNDATION PRESS)
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
- LAH.S250 ： Seminar on Social Sciences (Japanese Law Study Seminar)1
- LAH.S251 ： Seminar on Social Sciences (Japanese Law Study Seminar)2
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
It's desirable that students have an undergraduate level knowledge of legal studies.
