PA346915 Legal Sociology

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Professional degree course) Division of Law School Program for Law Practice Professionals

Lecture Code PA346915 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 法社会学

Subject Name
（Katakana）ホウシャカイガク

Subject Name in
English Legal Sociology

Instructor HATA HIROTO

Instructor
(Katakana) ハタ　ヒロト

Campus Higashi-Senda Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Fri1-2

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

1) Students prepare by reading the designated part of the text and writing questions and questions on the blog for teaching.
2) The lecture confirms the effectiveness of the law sociological point of view based on the trend after judicial reform in this century.
3) Students select the theme, prepare a report, report on the blog for teaching, and refer to each other.

Lecture and Discussion on the Web.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 7 : Graduate Special Studies

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 01 : Law

Eligible Students 2nd and 3rd graders

Keywords legal profession, legal system and its institutions, legal culture, legal practice, law enforcement process, legal aide, legalization of social order, & cause lawyering.

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Legal sociology is a discipline that verifies and theorizes the hypothesis model which logically organizes the interrelationship between law and society based on survey data. Specifically, we will describe the reality of justice from the social relationship of the parties and professionals appearing in the trial process of each sentencing field, consider the availability and function of the justice system, and look into the future prospects.
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline 1) We can systematically understand modern law phenomena (especially legalization of social order) from a sociological point of view.
2) Express contemporary law phenomena from a sociological point of view, refer to each other and critique.

Class Schedule According to the composition of the text, we will pick up one or two themes each time and lecture while interwoven with latest trends.
Students will select three topics of interest, prepare reports, write them in a blog for classes, refer to each other and comment on each other, deepen understanding and expressive power about the legal system and its social roles.

Students will be required to submit comment in advance each class and 2 reports.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Setsuo Miyazawa, "Realities in Legal Process: Field notes from the perspective of Sociology of Law", Shinzansha, 1994.
Shigeo Kisa, et al., "Textbook on Contemporary Japanese Judicial System, 6th edition", Nihonhyouronsha, 2015.
John P. Heinz, et al., "Urban Lawyers: the New Social Structure of the Bar", The Uni. of  Chicago Press, 2005.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) PC and Projecter.

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Please ask me how and why the status quo of Japanese legal system was made and maintained.

Requirements Name of this subject: Sociology of Law or Socio-legal Studies.
  This class will adopt, as methods to implement each subject, “ 2 (4) cultivation of the ability to dissertate,” especially “② selectivity of the correct institution” and “④ the competency to write a legal document,” and then “ 3 (1) the perspective that every emerging problem has its social backgrounds.”
And I will evaluate your learning performances on the basis of such perspective as “② you can compare all related institutions at sight,” “④ you can properly represent in writing,” and “whether you try to reflect legal reasoning under social backgrounds.”

Grading Method Reports 60% (2 times) and  advance comments 40% (at least 10 times. reading and participation for class discussion)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Through reading so many materials, you would find some logical compositions and social mechanisms and could write persuasive legal papers and documents.

Other The Japanese Association of Sociology of Law, http://jasl.info/
The International Legal Aid Group (ILAG), http://www.internationallegalaidgroup.org/
Japanese Courts (renewal on 27th Feb. 2020 maybe) https://www.courts.go.jp/index.html

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.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Professional degree course) Division of Law School Program for Law Practice Professionals
Lecture Code	PA346915	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	法社会学
Subject Name （Katakana）	ホウシャカイガク
Subject Name in English	Legal Sociology
Instructor	HATA HIROTO
Instructor (Katakana)	ハタ　ヒロト
Campus	Higashi-Senda	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Fri1-2
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
1) Students prepare by reading the designated part of the text and writing questions and questions on the blog for teaching. 2) The lecture confirms the effectiveness of the law sociological point of view based on the trend after judicial reform in this century. 3) Students select the theme, prepare a report, report on the blog for teaching, and refer to each other. Lecture and Discussion on the Web.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	7 : Graduate Special Studies
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	01 : Law
Eligible Students	2nd and 3rd graders
Keywords	legal profession, legal system and its institutions, legal culture, legal practice, law enforcement process, legal aide, legalization of social order, & cause lawyering.
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Legal sociology is a discipline that verifies and theorizes the hypothesis model which logically organizes the interrelationship between law and society based on survey data. Specifically, we will describe the reality of justice from the social relationship of the parties and professionals appearing in the trial process of each sentencing field, consider the availability and function of the justice system, and look into the future prospects.
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	1) We can systematically understand modern law phenomena (especially legalization of social order) from a sociological point of view. 2) Express contemporary law phenomena from a sociological point of view, refer to each other and critique.
Class Schedule	According to the composition of the text, we will pick up one or two themes each time and lecture while interwoven with latest trends. Students will select three topics of interest, prepare reports, write them in a blog for classes, refer to each other and comment on each other, deepen understanding and expressive power about the legal system and its social roles. Students will be required to submit comment in advance each class and 2 reports.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Setsuo Miyazawa, "Realities in Legal Process: Field notes from the perspective of Sociology of Law", Shinzansha, 1994. Shigeo Kisa, et al., "Textbook on Contemporary Japanese Judicial System, 6th edition", Nihonhyouronsha, 2015. John P. Heinz, et al., "Urban Lawyers: the New Social Structure of the Bar", The Uni. of Chicago Press, 2005.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	PC and Projecter.
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Please ask me how and why the status quo of Japanese legal system was made and maintained.
Requirements	Name of this subject: Sociology of Law or Socio-legal Studies. This class will adopt, as methods to implement each subject, “ 2 (4) cultivation of the ability to dissertate,” especially “② selectivity of the correct institution” and “④ the competency to write a legal document,” and then “ 3 (1) the perspective that every emerging problem has its social backgrounds.” And I will evaluate your learning performances on the basis of such perspective as “② you can compare all related institutions at sight,” “④ you can properly represent in writing,” and “whether you try to reflect legal reasoning under social backgrounds.”
Grading Method	Reports 60% (2 times) and advance comments 40% (at least 10 times. reading and participation for class discussion)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Through reading so many materials, you would find some logical compositions and social mechanisms and could write persuasive legal papers and documents.
Other	The Japanese Association of Sociology of Law, http://jasl.info/ The International Legal Aid Group (ILAG), http://www.internationallegalaidgroup.org/ Japanese Courts (renewal on 27th Feb. 2020 maybe) https://www.courts.go.jp/index.html
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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