2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Social and Human Sciences Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
Graduate Lecture in Politics, Law and Administration S1A
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Hironao Kaneko
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Mon (W9-910)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- SHS.P441
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 13, 2026
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Students will understand legal theory and methodology with a focus on civil law. Hironao Kaneko is in charge 2024 spring. By learning how to handle basic legal documents, students in this course acquire skills which can be applied to examining legal problems. There are many branches of law, but the goal of this course is for students to learn about civil law, civil dispute settlements and mechanisms of the civil justice system. In addition, this course covers modern cases such as complex lawsuits and internet issues for specific examples of civil cases relating to the Japanese law contemporary problems, and students study related articles, judgments, etc.
Course description and aims
Understand basic legal theory and methodology necessary for graduate research. Students will understand the comparative law study especially between Japanese and U.S. Laws (in some cases British and EU laws).
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)
Based on experience at research institute on copyrights of computer program, lecturer will learn and teach practically.
Keywords
Civil dispute resolution, Justice system, court system, Law, public order, Human rights protection
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students digest and discuss about a reading assignment.
Students need to decide theme for final presentation.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Judicial System, Rules of Law |
Understanding Judicial system, rules of law |
| Class 2 | Contract law and Public order |
Contract system; The role of general provisions |
| Class 3 | Consumer |
Issues on Consumer |
| Class 4 | Platform |
Issues on Platform |
| Class 5 | Payment System |
Issues on Payment system |
| Class 6 | Selection of research theme for final presentation (and Supplemental Contemporary Issues) |
Students need to decide research theme for final presentation in DAY7 |
| Class 7 | Final Presentation of research by students(produce report) |
Presentation of research |
Study advice (preparation and review)
You need to learn edX Basic Japanese Civil Law course 1 and 2 before participation at this course.
(you can watch video for free. Do not enroll in edX course to get credit with charge)
https://www.edx.org/learn/law/institute-of-science-tokyo-basic-japanese-civil-law-3
https://www.edx.org/learn/law/institute-of-science-tokyo-basic-japanese-civil-law-2-2
Textbook(s)
Specified as needed.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
JFLA Consumer Protection Task Force, Nerawareru 18 Sai (Iwanami Booklet). Targeting 18 years old, protection against consumer troubles.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Daily assignment and reports
Related courses
- LAH.S102 ： Law (Civil Law) A
- LAH.S302 ： Law (Civil Procedure Law) C
- LAH.S202 ： Law (Civil Law) B
- LAH.S303 ： Law (Intelectual Property Law) C
Prerequisites
Graduate students had better have legal knowledge of undergraduate level. Undergraduates in the international exchange programe need not take legal courses in their university.
Please study basic Japanese Law through edX course: https://www.edx.org/course/basic-japanese-civil-law
Other
Agenda of classes may be changed to fit for an online lecture.
Please check notice through T2Scholar.