Law(Law in our society-The Constitution of Japan)C

Academic unit or major

Humanities and social science courses

Instructor(s)

Hironao Kaneko / Ken Kurokawa / Satoshi Oba / Masashi Komori / Yuta Kakura

Class Format

Lecture (Face-to-face)

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

7-8 Tue / 7-8 Fri

Class

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Course Code

LAH.S301

Number of credits

200

Course offered

2025

Offered quarter

1Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 19, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

This course aims to teach students about the Constitution from the perspective of learning law as an independent citizen. Students who have never studied law-related subjects until their third year can learn a wide range of legal knowledge and ways of thinking. Caution: Students studying constitutional law for teacher-training courses should take Law (constitutional) B, which covers the constitution as a whole.

Course description and aims

Focusing on the Constitution, which you have studied in elementary, junior high and high school social studies subjects, we will teach you the basic principles of law that you should think about and understand on your own as an adult, and respond to changing social issues. , acquire knowledge and thinking ability to solve problems.

Student learning outcomes

実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)

Deepen your understanding through lectures by lawyers (Ken Kurokawa, Kenji Oba, Satoshi Koumori, Yuta Kakura) who are active at the forefront of the field, and discussions on topics related to the lectures.

Keywords

Constitution, Fundamental Human Rights, Legislation, Administration, Judiciary

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Students study basic constitutional principles related to social issues that occur in modern society.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

Students had better to watch what is happening in society through newspapers and news on variety events. Being familiar with legal terms and ways of thinking, to read books for reference and look up terms.

Textbook(s)

No specific textbook is specified. Lecture materials will be distributed as appropriate by T2Scolar.
Students who want to study in detail should deepen their studies with reference books.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Nobuyoshi Ashibe = Kazuyuki Takahashi, "Constitution 7th Edition" (Iwanami Shoten, 2019) (use the latest edition when it is published)

Evaluation methods and criteria

Daily point 20% + Report (2 reports) 80%

Related courses

• LAH.S101 ： Law (Constitutional Law) A
• LAH.S201 ： Law (Constitutional Law) Ｂ
• LAH.S102 ： Law (Civil Law) A

Prerequisites

Caution: Students studying constitutional law for teacher-training courses should take Law (constitutional) B, which covers the constitution as a whole.

Office hours

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