Hiroshima University Syllabus

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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 PA347711 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 民法1A
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ミンポウ1A
Subject Name in
English
Civil Law IA
Instructor JINNO REISEI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ジンノ レイセイ
Campus Higashi-Senda Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Fri5-6
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
1) We will provide significance of related systems and provisions
2) Students will deepen understanding of related legal systems from real cases
3) We will upload files on TKC. Those files are used in classes 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Law
Eligible Students
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
【Outline of the course】
  We will deliver lectures on how to interpret and operate institutions described in the general provisions, which are mentioned in Japanese Civil Code (real rights, claims, relative, and inheritance)
1) Subject of rights and object of rights
2) Legal action
3) Agency
4) Prescription
【Aims】
1) To obtain basic legal knowledge of legal system related to Japanese general provisions
2) To develop basic knowledge in order to provide legal explanation on events of life 
Class Schedule Introduction to Civil Code
Interpretation of the Civil Code
Right capacity, mental capacity, and legal capacity
Address, disappearance, and overview of judicial acts
Validation of judicial acts. Mental reservation
Misrepresentation. Mistake.
Fraud and intimidation.  Rescission and invalid. Conditions and time limit
Consumer Contract Act. Review of agency. Act on Voluntary Guardianship Contract.
Unauthorized agency. Apparent authority. (1) Article 109
Apparent authority (2)Article 110 and 112. Abuse of right to represent
Review of juridical person. Limitation on activities of juridical person.
Director's authority. Tortious Acts of Juridical person. Association without capacity of rights. Partnership
Overview of prescription. Acquisitive Prescription.  Extinctive prescription.
Invocation and Waiver
Good faith and abuse of right 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Files uploaded on TKC are used as teaching materials
Textbook: Takeshi Sakuma et al., "Civil Laws 1 : General Provision(2nd edition, revised version)" Yuhikaku LEGAL QUEST
Yoshio Shiomi et al., "100 Example Cases Of Civil CodeⅠ (9th edition)" Yuhikaku   
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Text,Resume,PC and so on 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Please check on TKC for more information. 
Requirements This lecture corresponds to "1 (2) Acquisition of knowledge and theory" and "2 (1) Dialogue from faculty members" of the implementation method of each subject. Grading is based on an accurate understanding of the basics and principles. 
Grading Method Mid-term exam(30%) Regular exam(70%) 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message Please check on TKC for more information. 
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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