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2024　Law (Constitutional Law) B

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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Matsumura Yoshiaki 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
-
Group
-
Course number
LAH.S201
Credits
2
Academic year
2024
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2024/3/14
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This course explains the most fundamental and important matters of the constitution. Students of this course may learn the most fundamental and important subjects of the constitution. Those subjects contain the general remarks of the constitution such as “ What is the constitution? ” and constitutionalism, the basic points of the protection of constitutional rights, and the governmental system.
The aim of this course is for students to understand the most fundamental and important matters of the constitution.
This course qualifies as a "constitution" course required for teaching and other occupations.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain important concepts and questions of the general constitution theory, the theory of protection of constitutional rights , and the theory of the governmental system.
- Argue important questions of the general constitution theory, the theory of protection of constitutional rights , and the theory of the governmental system.
- Consider various real-world issues related to the general constitution theory, the theory of protection of constitutional rights , and the theory of the governmental system.

Keywords

the Constitution of Japan, constitutionalism, protection of rights, judicial review

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

Online live lesson by the web conference system "zoom." Classes will be given with slides materials which will be made by teacher. Students have to take short tests in every classes. Stuents may ask some questions by word of mouth, by chat system of "zoom," or message system of short tests. Sometimes students have to do homeworks.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 1: Guidance of this course 2: The learning methods of law 3: Introduction to law 1: the structure of articles and the construction of law Understanding the outline of this course, what the law is, and the study method of the law
Class 2 Introduction to law 2: the definition, the types and the application rules of law and the court procedures before the class: reading of the materials and identifying the questions after the class: recalling of the class, reading of the reference books, reviewing of the knowledge, and studying of the issues
Class 3 What is the constitution? １: Constitutionalism before the class: reading of the materials and identifying the questions after the class: recalling of the class, reading of the reference books, reviewing of the knowledge, and studying of the issues
Class 4 What is the constitution? 2: Separation of powers, Obligation to respect and uphold the constitution, the system of judicial review before the class: reading of the materials and identifying the questions after the class: recalling of the class, reading of the reference books, reviewing of the knowledge, and studying of the issues
Class 5 The history and the cange of the contitution 1: Meiji Consititution and the process of the enactment of the Constitution of Japan before the class: reading of the materials and identifying the questions after the class: recalling of the class, reading of the reference books, reviewing of the knowledge, and studying of the issues
Class 6 The history and the cange of the contitution 2: the process of the enactment of the constitution of Japan, the history of of the Constitution of Japan, and constitutional amendment before the class: reading of the materials and identifying the questions after the class: recalling of the class, reading of the reference books, reviewing of the knowledge, and studying of the issues
Class 7 Pacifism before the class: reading of the materials and identifying the questions after the class: recalling of the class, reading of the reference books, reviewing of the knowledge, and studying of the issues
Class 8 General theory of the protection of the constitutional rights 1: the concept of the human/constitutional rights, unnumerated rights, and the rigt to the pursuit to happiness before the class: reading of the materials and identifying the questions after the class: recalling of the class, reading of the reference books, reviewing of the knowledge, and studying of the issues
Class 9 General theory of the protection of the constitutional rights 2: the application ranges of the consutitutional rights before the class: reading of the materials and identifying the questions after the class: recalling of the class, reading of the reference books, reviewing of the knowledge, and studying of the issues
Class 10 General theory of the protection of constitutional rights 3: the limits of the constitutional rights before the class: reading of the materials and identifying the questions after the class: recalling of the class, reading of the reference books, reviewing of the knowledge, and studying of the issues
Class 11 General theory of the protection of constitutional rights 3: the subjects of the constitutional rights before the class: reading of the materials and identifying the questions after the class: recalling of the class, reading of the reference books, reviewing of the knowledge, and studying of the issues
Class 12 Equal protection before the class: reading of the materials and identifying the questions after the class: recalling of the class, reading of the reference books, reviewing of the knowledge, and studying of the issues
Class 13 Freedom of speech before the class: reading of the materials and identifying the questions after the class: recalling of the class, reading of the reference books, reviewing of the knowledge, and studying of the issues
Class 14 Popular sovereignty, representative democracy, and parliamentary cabinet system before the class: reading of the materials and identifying the questions after the class: recalling of the class, reading of the reference books, reviewing of the knowledge, and studying of the issues

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

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to course materials.
Sometimes students have to do homeworks.

Textbook(s)

none

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Reference books will be presented in class as needed.

Assessment criteria and methods

short tests(80%), report (20%)

Related courses

  • LAH.S101 ： Law (Constitutional Law) A
  • LAH.S301 ： Law (Constitutional Law) C

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

none

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

matsumura.y.ai[at]m.titech.ac.jp

Office hours

none

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