2021 Law (Civil Law) B

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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Kaneko Hironao 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon1-2(W934)  Thr1-2(W934)  
Group
-
Course number
LAH.S202
Credits
2
Academic year
2021
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2021/10/4
Lecture notes updated
2022/1/27
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

In this course students will study about the Japanese Civil Code, as one of the most important Japanese law. This lecture credit is correspond to the "Civil Law" credit that is required to entry to the official professional exams. Students who are interested in Intellectual Property Law are recomended to study Civil Code too. Students will be accustomed to use the Code book, "Ropo", helping study Japanese laws that relating to students future works.

Student learning outcomes

To understand the structure of the Civil Code and Basic legal knowledge. This lecture covers over all themes of civil law, including the general provisions, property, securities, contract law, tort, family law(family and testament).

Course taught by instructors with work experience

Applicable How instructors' work experience benefits the course
Based on lacturr's experience as a researcher at the software protection institution, students can practically understand Civil Law.

Keywords

faith, public order, propertry, freedom of contract, freedom of decision, agreement, insurance, contract categories, equality, redistribution of resource

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

lecture on basic knowledge about every section of the Civil Code. Discussion about real judgement with small group of participants. Participants sometimes would be required to produce notebook as confirm understanding of each lectures. Using small size Code Book.
This course will welcome students who are not accustomed to Japanese-Chinese characters. Slids will be contain English terms as possible.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Guidance: Legal system and the Civil Code, Legal informatio resource and the unique methode of constructing law provisions Understanding legal system and position of the Civil Code.Use code book, case book, legal database and web sites
Class 2 principle of civil rights understanding the general principles of faith, public order
Class 3 person in the Civil Code understanding human, entreprener etc.
Class 4 deed, legal action, misrepresentation, flaud, obsession understanding of notion and efect of the expression
Class 5 real property understanding rights on real porperty
Class 6 real property understanding rights on real porperty
Class 7 contract contract
Class 8 contract contract
Class 9 tort law tort law
Class 10 tort law tort law
Class 11 family law family law
Class 12 family law family law
Class 13 contemporary problems in civil and business law application
Class 14 General Final Exam

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to take preparation and reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Toyohiro Nomura, Minjiho-Nyumon 8th ed. (YUHIKAKU-ARUMA 2019)
Code book(RopoZensyo, every publishers OK) You should by the latest version because Civil Code ammended.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Minpou-Hanrei-hyakusen, (Yuhikaku)
Yoshio Shiomi,Minpo Zen (Yuhikaku)

Assessment criteria and methods

daily activity (40%) & intertrim report + paper test (60%)

Related courses

  • LAH.S102 : Law (Civil Law) A
  • LAH.S101 : Law (Constitutional Law) A
  • LAH.S302 : Law (Civil Procedure Law) C
  • LAH.S201 : Law (Constitutional Law) B
  • LAH.S303 : Law (Intelectual Property Law) C
  • LAH.S250 : Seminar on Social Sciences (Japanese Law Study Seminar)1

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Caution: Please participate in the first or the second class. (Without these participation, registration will be canceled.)
For foreign students. This lecture is focusing on Japanese Civil Code. Some part may be common to your countiries legal system but other may be totaly different. Please prepair youu countries introductory text book for contract law. It is helpful for your study.
Try note taking mixing Japanese and your counries language. It may be good experience to learning Kanji. (If you feel difficulty in note taking by any reasons, please consult to the university's barreir free consultant desk.)

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

kaneko([at])ila.titech.ac.jp

Office hours

Monday & Thursday 12:00to12:30

Other

Please check schedule in September by OCWi system

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