LECTURES AND SYMPOSIUMS

Past Event

The institute invites outstanding guest speakers including foreign scholars and lawyers to participate in special lectures and panel discussions.

In addition, the Institute holds joint symposiums with The institutions abroad based on academic exchange agreements.

Item:
Open Lecture Series No.20 (2009)
Date:
Friday, 12 March 2010, 14:00 to 15:30
Subject:
Recent Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court: Free Speech Issues
Lecturer:
Judge William Fletcher (United States Court of Appeals)
Translator:
Lecturer TSUJI Yuichiro (Department of Law, Surugadai University)
Coordinator:
Prof. MIYAGAWA Shigeo (Research Staff, Faculty of Law, Waseda University)
Venue:
Conference Room 219, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
English, Japanese (trans.)
Co-sponsor:
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Open Lecture Series No.19 (2009)
Date:
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 16:00 to 18:00
Subject:
Land Tenure, Land Use and Sustainability in Kenya: Towards Innovative Use of Property Rights in Conservation of Biodiversity
Lecturer:
Prof. Patricia Kameri-Mbote (Strathmore University / Associate Prof., University of Nairobi)
Translator:
Associate Prof. TAKAHASHI Mitsuhiko(University of Toyama)
Coordinator:
Prof. KURUMISAWA Yoshiki (Research Staff, Faculty of Law, Waseda University)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
English, Japanese (trans.)
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Open Lecture Series No.18 (2009)
Date:
Monday, 1 February 2010, 17:00 to 19:00
Subject:
Die Entwicklung des österreichischen Sachwalterrechts seit 1984
Lecturer:
ao. Univ-Prof. Dr. Michael Ganner (University of Innsbruck)
Translator:
Ms. AOKI Hitomi (LL. D., Graduate School of Law, Waseda University)
Coordinator:
Prof. TAYAMA Teruaki (Research Staff, Faculty of Law, Waseda University)
Venue:
Room 308, Bldg. No. 8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
German, Japanese (trans.)
Co-sponsor:
Institute for adult guardianship, Waseda University
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Open Lecture Series No.17 (2009)
Date:
Friday, 29 January 2010, 16:00 to 18:00
Subject:
Vorsorgevollmacht, Vertretungsbefugnis nächster Angehöriger und Patientenverfügung als Alternativen zur Sachwalterschaft nach österreichischem Recht
Lecturer:
ao. Univ-Prof. Dr. Michael Ganner (University of Innsbruck)
Translator:
Ms. AOKI Hitomi (LL. D., Graduate School of Law, Waseda University)
Coordinator:
Prof. TAYAMA Teruaki (Research Staff, Faculty of Law, Waseda University)
Venue:
Conference Room No. 1 (5th Floor), Bldg. No. 9, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
German, Japanese (trans.)
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Open Lecture Series No.16 (2009)
Date:
Saturday, 26 December 2009, 15:00 to 17:00
Subject:
White-Collar Crime and the Global Economic Crisis
Lecturer:
Prof. Henry N. Pontell (University of California, Irvine)
Translator:
Research Associate ONOGAMI Shinya (Faculty of Law, Waseda University)
Coordinator:
Prof. TAGUCHI Morikazu (Research Staff, Faculty of Law, Waseda University)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
English, Japanese (trans.)
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Open Lecture Series No.15 (2009)
Date:
Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 15:00 to 17:00
Subject:
Sex of Law
Lecturer:
Prof. Frances Olsen (University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law)
Translator:
Prof. TERAO Yoshiko (University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics)
Coordinator:
Prof. ASAKURA Mutsuko (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
English, Japanese (trans.)
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Open Lecture Series No.14 (2009)
Date:
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 10:00 to 12:00
Subject:
Activities of the Council of Europe and Challenges for the future
Lecturer:
Mr. Luis Maria DE PUIG (The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe)
Translator:
Prof. TATEISHI Hiroko (Faculty of Law, Hosei University)
Coordinator:
Prof. TONAMI Koji (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
French, Japanese(trans.)
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Open Lecture Series No.13 (2009)
Date:
Friday, 6 November 2009, 10:00 to 11:30
Subject:
Some Issue Points about the Constitutional Law in the P.R.C.
Lecturer:
Prof. Han Dayuan (Dean, School of Law, Renmin University of China)
Coordinator:
Prof. KOGUCHI Hikota (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
Japanese
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.12 (2009)
Date:
Monday, 2 November 2009, 10:40 to 12:10
Subject:
Die Bedeutung der hypothetischen Einwilligung für den ärztlichen Heileingriff
Lecturer:
Prof. Emeritus Harro Otto (University of Bayreuth)
Translator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Room 109, Bldg.10, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
German, Japanese (trans.)
Co-sponsor:
Global COE Program-Waseda Institute for Corporation Law and Society
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Open Lecture Series No.11 (2009)
Date:
Friday, 2 October 2009, 16:00 to 18:00
Subject:
Some Fundamental Issues of China's Trust Law in Practice
Lecturer:
Prof. Wan Yong (China University of Political Science and Law School of Civil, Commercial, and Economic Law)
Translator:
Associate Prof. Cheng, Jing Shan (China University of Political Science and Law School of Civil, Commercial, and Economic Law)
Chairperson:
Prof. OTSUKA Hideaki (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. Watanabe Hiroyuki (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
German, Japanese (trans.)
Co-sponsor:
Global COE Program-Waseda Institute for Corporation Law and Society
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Open Lecture Series No.10 (2009)
Date:
Saturday, 19 September 2009, 16:00 to 18:00
Subject:
60 Jahre Grundgesetz
Lecturer:
Prof. Emeritus Klaus Stern (University of Cologne)
Translator:
Prof. MIYAJI Motoi (Meiji Gakuin University)
Coordinator:
Prof. TONAMI Koji (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
German, Japanese (trans.)
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.8 (2009)
Date:
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 16:00 to 18:00
Subject:
Some Observations about the Law of Labor Contract in the P. R. C.
Lecturer:
Prof. CHANG Kai (People's University of China)
Translator:
Part-time Lecturer Hu Guanghui (Nihon University)
Coordinator:
Prof. KOGUCHI Hikota (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
Chinese, Japanese(trans.)
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.7 (2009)
Date:
Tuesday, 21 July 2009, 14:00 to 16:00
Subject:
Das Schweizerische Transplantationgesetz von 2007: Rechtliche und Praktische Perspektiven
Lecturer:
Prof. Christian Schwarzenegger (University of Zurich Faculty of Law)
Translator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
German, Japanese (trans.)
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.6 (2009)
Date:
Monday, 20 July 2009, 14:30 to 16:30
Subject:
The New Equal Protection: How Diversity Has Led the United States Supreme Court from Equality to Liberty Jurisprudence
Lecturer:
Prof. Kenji YOSHINO (Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University School of Law)
Translator:
Research Associate TAKEDA Yoshiki (Faculty of Law, Waseda University)
Coordinator:
Prof. NAKAJIMA Toru (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Okuma Small Auditorium, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
English, Japanese (trans.)
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Open Lecture Series No.5 (2009)
Date:
Friday, 19 June 2009, 17:00 to 19:00
Subject:
Consciousness and Culpability in American Criminal Law
Lecturer:
Prof. Deborah W. Denno (School of Law, Fordham University)
Translator:
Assistant Prof. HIRAYAMA Mari (School of Law, Hakuoh University)
Coordinator:
Prof. TAKAHASHI Norio (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
English, Japanese (trans.)
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Open Lecture Series No.4 (2009)
Date:
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 16:30 to 18:00
Subject:
US Courts as World Courts
Lecturer:
Prof. Ralf Michales (Duke University School of Law)
Translator:
Assistant Prof. ISHIDA Kyoko (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. SHIMIZU Akio (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
English, Japanese (trans.)
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.3 (2009)
Date:
Saturday, 25 April 2009, 12:30 to 14:30
Subject:
Forschung an Nichteinwilligungsfähigen
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Henning Rosenau (Universität Augsburg)
Translator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
German, Japanese (trans.)
Item:
Project "Studies of Contemporary Issues of Comparative Law in Books and in Practices",Lecture Series No.2 (2009)
Date:
Wednesday, 22 April 2009, 18:00 to 20:00
Subject:
"Phases" and "Forms" in Comparison -Revisiting Shuich Kato-
Lecturer:
Former Prof. HIGUCHI Yoichi (Faculty of Law, Waseda University)
Commentator:
Prof. KAINO Michiatsu (Research Staff, Waseda University Faculty of Law, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. HAYAKAWA Hiromichi (Director, Institute of Comparative Law, Waseda University)
Venue:
Ono Auditorium, Bldg.27, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
Japanese
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.2 (2009)
Date:
Saturday, 11 April 2009, 14:00 to 16:00
Subject:
Revolution or Evolution: Recent Developments in American Federal Criminal Sentencing
Lecturer:
Prof. Steven L. Chanenson (Villanova University School of Law)
Translator:
Assistant Prof. HIRAYAMA Mari (School of Law, Hakuoh University)
Coordinator:
Prof. TAKAHASHI Norio  (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
English, Japanese(trans.)
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Open Lecture Series No.1 (2009)
Date:
Thursday, 9 April 2009, 14:45 to 16:15
Subject:
Plea bargaining in deutschen Strafgerichitssälen?
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Henning Rosenau (Universität Augsburg)
Translator:
Prof. TAGUCHI Morikazu  (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. TAGUCHI Morikazu  (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
German, Japanese(trans.)
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.15 (2008)
Date:
Monday, 16 March 2009, 14:00 to 16:30
Subject:
Der Mensh als Ersatzteillager und Rohstuffieferant? -Rechtsfragen in Zusammenhang mit Gewinnung und Verwendung von menschlichen Organen und Geweben in Deutschland-
Lecturer:
Referatsleiter Hans-Georg Koch (Max Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Strafrecht)
Translator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori  (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori  (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
German, Japanese(trans.)
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.14 (2008)
Date:
Monday, 26 January 2009, 13:00 to 14:30
Subject:
The Litigation System of Information Disclosure: A Comparative Study between Japan and Taiwan
Lecturer:
Prof. Lin Sue-fong (Central Police University)
Coordinator:
Prof. TONAMI Koji  (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 1, Bldg.9, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
Japanese
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.13 (2008)
Date:
Monday, 22 December 2008, 14:40 to 16:10
Subject:
How 'Supreme' Can Treaties Be in a Federal System of Separated Powers?
Lecturer:
Prof. Alex Glashausser (Washburn University)
Translator:
Prof. MIYAGAWA Shigeo (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. MIYAGAWA Shigeo (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 1, Bldg.9, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
English, Japanese(trans.)
Item:
Project "Studies of Contemporary Issues of Comparative Law in Books and in Practices",Lecture Series No.1 (2008)
Date:
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 18:00 to 20:00
Subject:

Comparative Law in the New Century : Development of a Multilingual Translation Dictionary of Law as a Basis of Comparative Law

Lecturer:
Prof. Yoshiharu　Matsuura (Nagoya University, Graduate school of Law)
Commentator:
Prof. Hideo Sasakura (Research Staff, Faculty of Law Waseda University, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. Hiromichi Hayakawa (Research Staff,  Faculty of Law Waseda University)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
Japanese
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.12 (2008)
Date:
Monday, 8 December 2008, 10:40 to 12:10
Subject:
Consent to Treatment－The Role of the Family
Lecturer:
Prof. H. Tristram Engelhardt (Department of Philosophy, Rice University)
Translator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Room 109, Bldg.10, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
English, Japanese(trans.)
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.11 (2008)
Date:
Saturday, 1 November 2008, 16:00 to 18:00
Subject:
Die Normative Kraft der Verfassung
Lecturer:
Prof. Rainer Wahl (Universität Freiburg)
Translator:
Assistant Prof. JITSUHARA Takashi (Nagasaki International University, Research Fellow, Institute of Comparative Law, Waseda University)
Coordinator:
Prof. TONAMI Koji (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 1, Bldg.9, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
German, Japanese(trans.)
Item:
East Asia Maritime Law Forum 2008
Date:
Saturday, 27 September, 2008, from 1:00 PM
 
Sunday, 28 September, 2008, from 1:00 PM
Venue:
Masaru Ibuka Auditorium, International Conference Center, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Co-sponsor:
Waseda University Institute of Comparative Law and Waseda University Institute of Maritime Law
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Workshop on Clinical Legal Education
Date:
Sunday, 27 July 2008, 13:20 to 17:10
Subject:
New Directions of Legal Education in the United Kingdom and Japan \Building a Collaboration of Academics and Practitioners for the Training of Lawyers
Venue:
Ono Auditorium, Bldg.27, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Sponsor:
Science Research Group of Clinical Legal Education, JSPS
Co-sponsor:
Waseda University Law School, the Institute of Comparative Law, and the Institute of Clinical Legal Education
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.10 (2008)
Date:
Friday, 18 July 2008, 13:00 to 15:00
Subject:
The Policy of 'Reform and Openess' and the establishment of Foreign Investment Law in the P.R.C.
Lecturer:
Associate Prof. Liu Dongjin (Peking University Law School)
Translator:
Part-time Lecturer Hu Guanghui (College of Science and Technology, Nihon University)
Coordinator:
Prof. KOGUCHI Hikota (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
Chinese, Japanese(trans.)
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.9 (2008)
Date:
Tuesday, 15 July 2008, 14:40 to 16:10
Subject:
Three Myths of Globalization: Why Globalization Does Not Necessarily Promote Economic Growth and Development
Lecturer:
Prof. Joel R. Paul (University of California Hastings College of The Law)
Translator:
Prof. SHIMIZU Akio (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. SHIMIZU Akio (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
English, Japanese(trans.)
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.8 (2008)
Date:
Saturday, 12 July 2008, 15:45 to 17:45
Subject:
Justification and Excuse: As a Guideline to a Max Planck Project on a 'General Structural Comparison of Criminal Law'
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult., Albin Eser (Director Emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law)
Translator:
Prof. TAKAHASHI Norio (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 1, Bldg.9, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
German, Japanese(trans.)
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Open Lecture Series No.7 (2008)
Date:
Saturday, 12 July 2008, 14:00 to 15:30
Subject:
The Defence of Provocation: A Partial Justification or a Partial Excuse?
Lecturer:
Senior Lecturer George Mousourakis (The University of Auckland, Visiting Associate Prof. Niigata University)
Translator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 1, Bldg.9, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
English, Japanese(trans.)
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.6 (2008)
Date:
Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 18:00 to 20:00
Subject:
Some Observations about Codification of Civil Law in the People's Republic of China
Lecturer:
Prof. Wang Limin (Dean of Law School, People's University)
Translator:
Part-time Lecturer Hu Guanghui (College of Science and Technology, Nihon University)
Coordinator:
Prof. TAYAMA Teruaki (Research Staff, Waseda University Faculty of Law, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Room B107, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
Chinese, Japanese(trans.)
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Open Lecture Series No.5 (2008)
Date:
Monday, 7 July 2008, 14:40 to 16:10
Subject:
Free Market Environmentalism
Lecturer:
Prof. Andrew P. Morriss (University of Illinois College of Law)
Translator:
Associate Prof. OSAKA Eri (Faculty of Law, Surugadai University, Lecturer, School of Law, Waseda University)
Coordinator:
Prof. SHIMIZU Akio (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
English, Japanese(trans.)
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.4 (2008)
Date:
Saturday, 28 June 2008, 10:50 to 12:30
Subject:
Perspectives of Medical Law under the Challenges of Modern Biotechnology
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult., Albin Eser (Director Emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Visiting Professor at Ritsumeikan University College of Law)
Translator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
German, Japanese(trans.)
Item:
Project B, Lecture Series (2008)
Date:
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 18:00 to 20:00
Subject:
Corporate Dispute Resolution
Lecturer:
Prof. TAKEI Kazuhiro (Visiting Prof. Waseda Law School), Attorney-at-Law SAKURABA Nobuyuki (Partner of Nishimura & Asahi)
Commentator:
Visiting Prof. UEYANAGI Toshiro (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
Japanese
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Open Lecture Series No.3 (2008)
Date:
Monday, 26 May 2008, 16:20 to 17:50
Subject:
Wrongful Convictions and the State's Responsibility to Discover and Remedy Them
Lecturer:
Prof. James E. Coleman, Jr. (Professor of the Practice of Law, Duke University School of Law)
Translator:
Prof. SHINOMIYA Satoru (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. SHIMIZU Akio (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
English, Japanese(trans.)
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.2 (2008)
Date:
Monday, 26 May 2008, 13:00 to 15:00
Subject:
Täferschutz vs. Opferschutz im Strafrecht
Lecturer:
Prof. Kurt Seelmann (Universität Basel)
Translator:
Prof. IDA Makoto (Keio Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. TAKAHASHI Norio (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
German, Japanese(trans.)
Item:
Project A, Lecture Series No.2 (2008)
Date:
Monday, 20 May 2008, 18:00 to 20:00
Subject:
The Impacts of French Administrative Law on Our Comparative Studies
Lecturer:
Emeritus Prof. Kaneko Hitoshi (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Commentator:
Prof. Okada Masanori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Chairperson:
Prof. Imaseki Motonari (Research Staff,Waseda University Faculty of Law, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Ono Auditorium, Bldg.27, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
Japanese
Item:
Project A, Lecture Series No.1 (2008)
Date:
Monday, 21 April 2008, 18:00 to 20:00
Subject:
Needs for Lawyer's Services in Japan : Thoughts on the Current Contriversy over the "Appropriate Number of Newly Admitted Lawyers"
Lecturer:
Prof. TANASE Takao (Chuo Law School)
Commentator:
Prof. SUAMI Takao (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. WADA Yoshitaka (Research Staff, Waseda University Faculty of Law)
Venue:
Ono Auditorium, Bldg.27, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
Japanese
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Open Lecture Series No.1 (2008)
Date:
Monday, 14 April 2008, 16:30 to 18:30
Subject:
Testament in Roman Law and Modern Law
Lecturer:
Prof. Fei Anling (China University of Political Science and Law)
Translator:
Assit. Prof. Cheng, Jing Shan (China University of Political Science and Law)
Coordinator:
Prof. HARADA Toshihiko (Research Staff, Waseda University Faculty of Law)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
Chinese, Japanese(trans.)
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Project B, Lecture Series (2008)
Date:
Friday, 11 April 2008, 18:00 to 20:00
Subject:
Overview of the past and the next innovation of the Japanese civil procedure
Lecturer:
Judge. SONOO Takahi (Chief Judge of Shizuoka District Court)
Commentator:
Prof. ITO Makoto (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Language:
Japanese
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Open Lecture Series No.19
Date:
Thursday, 27 March 2008, 15:30 to 17:00
Subject:
Public Interest Law: Helping the Homeless and Low-Income Clients
Lecturer:
Ms. Betsy Handler (Director of Legal Services Inner City Law Center)
Translator:
Assoc.Prof. SEKI Fusako (Yokohama National University）
Coordinator:
Prof. KIKUCHI Yoshimi (Research Staff, Waseda University Faculty of Law)
Venue:
Conference Room 1, Bldg.9, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Abstract:
 
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Open Lecture Series No.18
Date:
Thursday, 27 March 2007, 14:00 to 15:30
Subject:
The Spread of Workfare: Activation, Devolution, Privatization, and the Changing Status of Citizenship
Lecturer:
Prof. Joel F. Handler (University of California Los Angeles Law School)
Translator:
Assoc.Prof. SEKI Fusako (Yokohama National University）
Coordinator:
Prof. KIKUCHI Yoshimi (Research Staff, Waseda University Faculty of Law)
Venue:
Conference Room 1, Bldg.9, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Abstract:
 
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Open Lecture Series No.17
Date:
Friday, 21 March 2008, 18:00 to 19:30
Subject:
"Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money": The Challenges of Legal Technical Assistance
Lecturer:
Prof. Veronica Taylor (Director of Asian Law Center, University of Washington School of Law)
Translator:
Dr. ISHIDA Kyoko (Research Associate, Waseda University Institute of Comparative Law)
Coordinator:
Prof. KAINO Michiatsu (Director, Waseda University Faculty of Law)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Abstract:
 
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Open Lecture Series No.16
Date:
Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 15:00 to 17:00
Subject:
L'euthanasie en Droit Francais
Lecturer:
Judge Christian Byk (Paris Superior Court)
Translator:
Ms. KAKIMOTO Yoshimi (Adjunct Lecturer, Osaka Sangyo University)
Coordinator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Abstract:
 
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Open Lecture Series No.15
Date:
Monday, 25 February 2008, 14:30 to 16:30
Subject:
Decision-making in Terminal Phase in U.K.
Lecturer:
Prof. Sheila A.M. McLean (Director, Institute of Law and Ethics in Medicine, University of Glasgow)
Translator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Abstract:
 
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.14
Date:
Monday, 28 January 2008, 16:00 to 17:30
Subject:
System Design of New Company Law in China
Lecturer:
Prof. Zhao Xu Dong (China University of Political Science and Law)
Translator:
Ms. Ching(Research Associate, Waseda University Faculty of Law)
Coordinator:
Prof. OTSUKA Hideaki (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Abstract:
 
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.13
Date:
Monday, 19 November 2007, 14:40 to 16:10
Subject:
On the Recent Issue about Constitutional Law in the People's Republic of China
Lecturer:
Prof. Han Dayuan (Vice-Dean, School of Law, People's University)
Translator:
Mr. Ko (Graduate Student, Waseda University Graduate School of Law)
Coordinator:
Prof. KOGUCHI Hikota (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Room 109, Bldg.10, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Abstract:
 
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.12
Date:
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 17:00 to 19:00
Subject:
Verfassungsgerichitsbarkeit und Fachgerichtsbarkeit nach deutschen Recht
Lecturer:
Prof. Wolf-Rudiger Schenke (Universitaet Mannheim Juristische Fakultaet)
Translator:
Mr. SAITO Kazuhisa (Lecturer, Tokyo Gakugei University)
Coordinator:
Prof. TONAMI Koji (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 1, Bldg.9, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Abstract:
 
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.11
Date:
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 16:20 to 17:50
Subject:
Transnational Organized Crime and International Criminal Law
Lecturer:
Mr. Andreas Schloenhardt (Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland)
Translator:
Prof. SHIMIZU Akio (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Coordinator:
Prof. SHIMIZU Akio (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 1, Bldg.9, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Abstract:
 
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.10
Date:
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 18:00 to 20:00
Subject:
Why Baseline Research Is Necessary to Improve Technical Legal Assistance
Lecturer:
Mr. Erik Jensen (Senior Legal Advisor, The Asia Foundation)
Translator:
Ms. IDE Maya
Coordinator:
Prof. KAINO Michiatsu (Director, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Abstract:
 
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.9
Date:
Tuesday, 23 October 2007, 18:00 to 20:00
Subject:
Harmonization and Unification of Civil Law in Europe and Comparative Law
Lecturer:
Prof. Gabor Hamza (EõÓvõÒ Lor d University School of Law)
Translator:
Mr. NAKAMURA Yoshitaka (Adjunct Lecturer, Meiji Gakuin University)
Coordinator:
Prof. HAYAKAWA Michihiro (Research Staff, Waseda University Faculty of Law)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Abstract:
 
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.8
Date:
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 18:00 to 19:30
Subject:
Current Issue on Disability Law in the United States
Lecturer:
Prof. Michael L. Perlin (New York Law School)
Translator:
Ms. SHIROTA Sachi
Coordinator:
Prof. KIKUCHI (Research Staff, Waseda University Faculty of Law)
Venue:
Conference Room 1, Bldg.9, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Abstract:
 
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.7
Date:
Friday, 21 September 2007, 15:00 to 17:00
Subject:
Zuruck hinter die Aufklarung: Wiedereinfuhrung Von Verbandsstrafen
Lecturer:
Mr. Friedrich von Freier (Wissenschaftlicher Assistent, Universitat Hamburg)
Translator:
Assoc. Prof. OKAGAMI Masami (Tsukuba University, Faculty of Law)
Coordinator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 305, Bldg.8, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Co-hosted:
21 COE: Waseda Institute of Corporation Law and Society
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.6
Date:
Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 18:30 to 20:00
Subject:
Current Issue on Health Law in the United States
Lecturer:
Prof. Sidney D. Watson (School of Law, St. Louis University)
Translator:
Assoc. Prof. SEKI Fusako (Yokohama National University, Graduate School of International Social Science)
Coordinator:
Prof. KIKUCHI Yoshimi (Research Staff, Waseda University Faculty of Law)
Venue:
Conference Room 1, Bldg.9, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Abstract:
 
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.5
Date:
Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 17:00 to 18:30
Subject:
Current Issue on Social Security in the United States
Lecturer:
Prof. Lawrence A. Frolik (School of Law, University of Pittsburgh)
Translator:
Assoc. Prof. SEKI Fusako (Yokohama National University, Graduate School of International Social Science)
Coordinator:
Prof. KIKUCHI Yoshimi (Research Staff, Waseda University Faculty of Law)
Venue:
Conference Room 1, Bldg.9, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Abstract:
 
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.4
Date:
Monday, 9 October 2007, 16:30 to 18:00
Subject:
Das Bundesverfassungsgericht: Grundlagen und neuere Entwicklungen
Lecturer:
Prof. Albrecht Weber (Law Faculty of Osnabruck University)
Translator:
Mr. SUGIHARA Shuji (University of Tokyo)
Coordinator:
Prof. TONAMI Koji (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 1, Bldg 9, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Abstract:
 
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.3
Date:
Saturday, 21 April 2007, 17:00 to 18:30
Subject:
L'evolut du droit de la responsibilite penale des personnes morales en France
Lecturer:
Prof. Jean-Paul Cere (Pau et des Pays de l'Adour)
Translator:
Associate Prof. OKAGAMI Masami (Tsukuba University, Faculty of Law)
Coordinator:
Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 1, Bldg.9, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Co-hosted:
21 COE: Waseda Institute of Corporation Law and Society
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.2
Date:
Thursday, 12 April 2007, 14:40 to 16:30
Subject:
Staatsziel Kultur?
Lecturer:
Prof. Michael Kloepter (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Translator:
Assoc. Prof. MIYAKE Yoshihiko (Saitama University, Faculty of Economics)
Coordinator:
Prof. TONAMI Koji (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 1, Bldg.9, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Abstract:
 
Item:
Open Lecture Series No.1
Date:
Thursday, 10 April 2007, 15:00 to 17:30
Subject:
Die Verrechtlichung des Menschelichen Lebens
Lecturer:
Prof. Gerhard Köbler (Universität Innsbruck)
Translator:
Ms. FUJIMAKI Azusa (Research Associate, Waseda University Faculty of Law)
Coordinator:
Prof. TAYAMA Teruaki (Research Staff, Waseda Law School)
Venue:
Conference Room 1, Bldg.9, Nishi-Waseda Campus, Waseda University
Abstract:
 

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