I will demonstrate the basic concept of the Constitution and explain it according to specific cases. Students learn about the Constitution while holding a concrete image.
You acquire minimum constitutional knowledge in social life. You will be able to understand the news you watch on TV and what is written in the newspaper correctly.
human right, constitutionalism
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Specific examples will be given to complement the learning.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Constitution and Constitutionalism, popular sovereignty, pacifism | to understand, what is constitution, what is law and basics of constitution |
Class 2 | Basic Human Rights and their limitation | to understand human rights and their limitation. |
Class 3 | General basic rights and equation under the constitution | Using some cases to gain understanding of the right to pursuit of happiness and the equality before the law. |
Class 4 | the right to spiritual freedom - inmost freedom - | to understand freedom of thought and moral, freedom of religion, academic freedom |
Class 5 | the right to spiritual freedom - freedom of expression- | discussing about freedom of expression, importance and contents of the freedom, using cases |
Class 6 | the right to economical freedom and other rights | to understand human rights other than the spiritual freedom |
Class 7 | government - power division - | to understand the government |
Class 8 | general discussion and test | Summary and understanding the lecture contents |
Nobuyoshi Ashibe, Kazuyuki Takahashi Supp, Kenpo 6 ed. (Iwanami-Shoten) ISBN-13:978-4000227995
select as needed
daily assignment(20%)+paper test(80%)
none
No classes will be given on April 10 (Wed) because of the orientation sessions for incoming first-year students.
Date of the first class is April 17 (Wed).