Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code ASS12001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 現代法政策論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ゲンダイホウセイサクロン
Subject Name in
English
Modern Legal Society
Instructor KARASHIMA RYOKEN
Instructor
(Katakana)
カラシマ リョウケン
Campus Across Campuses (videoconferencing, etc.) Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Tues5-8:Online,Higashi-Senda Lecture Rm M304
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture. 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Law
Eligible Students
Keywords Legal Society, Jurisprudence, The Constitution of Japan, Human Rights, Equal Protection of Law,SDGs_03・05・10・16

 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Integrated Arts and Sciences
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
(Abilities and Skills)
・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines.
(Comprehensive Abilities)
・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge,  understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination.

Secondary School Social Studies/Geography/History/Civic Education
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・With regard to civic education field in secondary social education, to have basic knowledge of its teaching contents.
(Abilities and Skills)
・To be able to collect, understand, analyze, and evaluate data and materials about studies related to social science. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
●This set of lectures will introduce an overview of modern legal society and will help your understanding of the Japanese legal system.
●By the end of the course, students are expected to be equipped with the basic knowledge of the Japanese Constitution, and be able to examine and discuss the main issues concerning modern legal society.  
Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction
lesson2 Freedom of thought and conscience
lesson3 Freedom of religion
lesson4  The Separation of Religion and Politics
lesson5 Free Speech
lesson6 Free of Assembly
lesson7 Economic Freedom
lesson8 "New Rights"
lesson9 Equal Protection of Law
lesson10 Survey of Governmental System
lesson11 Court(1)
lesson12 Court(2)
lesson13 The Diet(1)
lesson14  The Diet(2)
lesson15 Cabinet 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
片桐直人・井上武史・大林啓吾(著)『一歩先への憲法入門 第2版』(日本評論社、2019年)、定価:2420円、 ISBN:978-4-641-22823-8 
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Preparation and
Review
Please read the relevant textbook and handouts carefully. 
Requirements Please prepare and review each lecture. 
Grading Method Final grade will be decided based on Comment sheets(60%) and Report(40%). 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message There are many issues on different rights regarding the legal system constantly found in daily life. 
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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