Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
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 WMD00600 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 日本法概説2
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ニホンホウガイセツ2
Subject Name in
English
Overview of Japanese law II
Instructor GE HONG
Instructor
(Katakana)
カツ コウ
Campus Higashi-Senda Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Fri1-4:Higashi-Senda Lecture Rm M302
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lectures ,Note-taking ,Discussions , 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Law
Eligible Students International Student
Keywords  
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)
 
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
‘An Overview of Japanese Companies Act’

lesson3   Case Discussion
‘Proxy Voting for Shares by the Shareholder Lawyer’

lesson4   Case Discussion
‘The Director's Responsibility  to the Company Customer’

lesson5   Case Discussion
‘Insider Trading’

lesson6   Lecture
‘Outline of  Civil Procedure in Japanese Court’

lesson7   Case Discussion
‘A Petition for Order to Submit Document’

lesson8   Case Discussion
‘Bankruptcy Discharge’

lesson9   Lecture
‘An Overview of the Criminal Law in Japan’

lesson10   Case Discussion
‘Euthanasia’

lesson11  Case Discussion 
‘A Serial Killer’

lesson12   Lecture
‘An Overview of Japanese Antimonopoly Law’

lesson13   Case Discussion
‘Prohibition against resale price maintenance’

lesson14   Lecture
‘An Overview of Japanese Intellectual Property Law’

lesson15   Case Discussion
      ‘The Sale of Preowned Video Games’


Submittion of the reports
 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Textbook: Law Students in Wonderland: An Invitation to Japanese Law (3rd.), Tsuneo Matsumoto(ed.),(YUHIKAKU Publishing Co.,Ltd.,2014) 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) PC and AV used in Class
 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
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.
 
Requirements  
Grading Method Your final grade will be based on the following: reports(75%) ,and your presentation and in-class performance(25%). 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
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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