| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Law and Politics Program |
| Lecture Code |
WMD00500 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
日本法概説１ |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
ニホンホウガイセツ１ |
Subject Name in
English |
Overview of Japanese law I |
| Instructor |
GE HONG |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
カツ コウ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Senda |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1T) Fri1-4：Higashi-Senda Lecture Rm M302 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
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Lectures ,Note-taking ,Discussions ,Presentation by students
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| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
5
:
Graduate Basic
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| Course Area（Area） |
24
:
Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
01
:
Law |
| Eligible Students |
International Student |
| Keywords |
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| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
This course will stimulate willingness of the study of International Students, by explaining the basic knowledge of Japanese law that is necessary to foreign students understand the lectures of Japanese jurisprudence. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1 Orientation
lesson2 Lecture
‘Japan’s legal history’
lesson3 Lecture
‘legal system’
lesson4 Lecture
‘Birth of the Constitution of Japan’
lesson5 Lecture
‘An Overview of the Constitution of Japan’
lesson6 Case Discussion
‘Disparity in seat allocation of the election of House of Representatives’
lesson7 Case Discussion
‘Custom Bureau’s Inspection to the Imported Publication’
lesson8 Lecture
‘An Overview of Japanese administrative law’
lesson9 Case Discussion
‘Self-disclosure of Information from the Applicant himself by Information-disclosure Ordinance’
lesson10 Lecture
‘An Overview of Japanese Civil Code’
lesson11 Case Discussion
‘Shellfish Gathering Case’
lesson12 Case Discussion
‘A Lawsuit against the Neighbor ‘
lesson13 Lecture
‘An Overview of Family Law in Japan’
lesson14 Case Discussion
‘The Parental Visitation Rights after Irreconcilable Separation’
lesson15 Summary
Submission of the reports
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Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Textbook: Law Students in Wonderland: An Invitation to Japanese Law, (3rd Edition), Tsuneo Matsumoto (ed.), (YUHIKAKU Publishing Co.,Ltd.,2014) |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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PC and AV used in Class
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Lesson1~Lesson2: none
Lesson3~Lesson15:
Preparation: Check the term of each lesson in advance, read the relevant part of the textbook and make a
simple memo.
Review: Based on the preparatory memo for each lesson, add the contents of the lesson and write a substantial report.
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| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Your final grade will be based on the following: reports(７５%) ,and your presentation and in-class performance（２５％）. |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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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. |