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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Law Law Day Course
Lecture Code F2006245 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 法制史
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ホウセイシ
Subject Name in
English
Legal History
Instructor YOSHIMURA TOMOYO
Instructor
(Katakana)
ヨシムラ トモヨ
Campus Higashi-Senda Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2nd) Weds9-10:Higashi-Senda Lecture Rm M303
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 Roman Law, Common Law, University, Scholastic, Codification, Reception of Law, Code of Japanese Civil Law 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Business Law
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・The basic knowledge and understanding on historical and ideological roots on construction foundation of modern domestic and international society.

Public Policy
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・The basic knowledge and understanding on historical and ideological roots on construction foundation of modern domestic and international society.

Legal Profession Training Course
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・The basic knowledge and understanding on historical and ideological roots on construction foundation of modern domestic and international society.

Law and Politics
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・The basic knowledge and understanding on historical and ideological roots on construction foundation of modern domestic and international society. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This course is designed to present students with an overview of European legal history since the Roman Empire era, and to introduce to some of the main features of the continental European legal tradition. 
Class Schedule lesson 1 Introduction
lesson 2 Ancient Germanic law
lesson 3 The revival of Justinian’s law(1) ; Renaissance of the 12th century-the rise of towns and universities
lesson 4 The revival of Justinian’s law(2) ; Renaissance of the 12th century-the rise of towns and universities
lesson 5 The revival of Justinian’s law(2) ; The civil law glossators
lesson 6 The revival of Justinian’s law(2) ; The civil law glossators
lesson 7 The revival of Justinian’s law(3) ; Canon Law in the Middle Ages
lesson 8 Roman law and the nation state(1) ; The commentators,Ius Commune
lesson 9 Legal Consciousness of Japanese
lesson 10 Roman law and the nation state(2) ; Humanism and the civil law
lesson 11 Roman law and the nation state(3) ; Usus modernus
lesson 12 Roman law and the nation state(4) ; Natural law and international law
lesson 13 Roman law and codification(1) ; The codification movement
lesson 14 Roman law and codification(2) ; The French Civil Code
lesson 15 Roman law and codification(3) ; Pandect-science and the German Civil Code
        Summary ; Roman law in 20th century and Japanese law system 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Textbook: Peter Stein, Roman law in European History, Cambridge Univ. press, 1999
Reference books: KASTUTA;YAMAUCHI;MORI, Western Legal History, 2004
Ulrich FALK, Fälle aus der Rechtsgeschichte, 2008
O.Behrends; KAWAKAMI shoji,Vorlesung: Römische Rechtsgeschichte, 2001
A.Koba, The Guidebook of Roman Law, Keiso 2017
Other materials will be provided in the class.
 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Text and distributes materials.
 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Students are expected to read the part of textbook that will be treated in each Lesson in advance.
And all suggestions and other documents for each preparation are provided on ‘moodle ’.
It is highly recommended that students use the library to find out more about their interests concerning the lecture.
 
Requirements Please check your 'moodle' frequently. 
Grading Method Students will be evaluated based on a final examination or reports (40%), quizes  (30%) and daily comment paper (30%) 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message Omnes viae Romam dunct ! All roads lead to Rome! 
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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