Japanese law is often characterized
as "Hybrid law" since it has been developed through the interaction of
the Japanese native law and some foreign laws. Considering its hybrid
nature, there seem two different approaches in examining Japanese law.
One is exploring Japanese law focusing on its aspect as a native law and
the other is exploring foreign laws which have become part of Japanese
law. When we take the latter approach, we will study Japanese law from
the perspective of foreign laws, analyzing how the foreign laws have
been modified and eventually settled in Japanese law.
The recent research projects at the Institute of Comparative Law,
including our fifty-year anniversary research project and other projects
supported by the governmental Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research,
have been taking the former approach to Japanese law, focusing on its
nature as a native law. With the accomplishments of those projects in
mind, we now give our attention to the other aspect of Japanese law. For
academic year 2011/2012, we will conduct our new research project
entitled "Exploring Foreign Laws as a Part of Japanese Law."
Lecture Series
- Lecture 1: Criminal Law
- Date: Thursday, June 9 2011, 16:30 to 18:30
- Subject: Japanese Criminal Law in Comparative Perspective
- Lecturer: Prof. IDA Makoto (Keio University)
- Commentator: Prof. KAI Katsunori (Research Staff, Waseda University)
- Commentator: Prof. TAKAHASHI Norio (Research Staff, Waseda University)
- Facilitator: Prof. TAGUCHI Morikazu (Director of the Institute of Comparative Law, Waseda University)
- Venue: Conference Room, 3F Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
- Language: Japanese
- Lecture 2: Constitutional Law
- Date: Monday, July 11 2011, 16:30 to 18:30
- Subject: "Foreign Countries"in Japanese Constitutional Law
- Lecturer: Prof. ISHIKAWA Kenji (the University of Tokyo)
- Commentator: Mr. ARIKAWA Tsumemasa
- Commentator: Prof. IMASEKI Motonari (Research Staff, Waseda University)
- Facilitator: Prof. IMASEKI Motonari (Research Staff, Waseda University)
- Venue: Okuma Small Auditorium, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
- Language: Japanese
- Lecture 3: Civil Law I (Property Law)
- Date: Saturday, October 22 2011, 15:00 to 17:00
- Subject: The Concept of Property — A Comparative Study of French and Japanese Law
- Lecturer: Prof. YOKOYAMA Mika (Kyoto University)
- Commentator: Prof. SEGAWA Nobuhisa (Research Staff, Waseda University)
- Facilitator: Prof. YAMANOME Akio (Research Staff, Waseda University)
- Venue: Conference Room, 3F Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
- Language: Japanese
- Lecture 4: Commercial Law
- Date: Friday, December 16 2011, 16:30 to 18:30
- Subject: The "Code Roesler": The origin of the Commercial Code of Japan
- Lecturer: Prof. TAKADA Haruhito (Keio University)
- Commentator:Prof. UEMURA Tatsuo (Research Staff, Waseda University)
- Facilitator:Prof. OSAKI Yasuhiro (Research Staff, Waseda University)
- Venue: Conference Room, 3F Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
- Language: Japanese
- Lecture 5: Civil Law II (Family Law)
- Date: Saturday, January 21 2012, 15:30 to 17:30
- Subject: Japanese Family Law — French Perspective
- Lecturer: Prof. MIZUNO Noriko (Tohoku University)
- Commentator:Prof. IWASHI Waichiro (Research Staff, Waseda University)
- Facilitator:Prof. TANAMURA Masayuki (Research Staff, Waseda University)
- Venue: Conference Room, No. 1 (5th Floor), Bldg. No. 9, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
- Language: Japanese
- Lecture 6: the Law of Civil Procedure
- Date: Thursday, May 31 2012, 15:00 to 17:00
- Subject: What We Learned from the Austrian Civil Procedure
- Lecturer: Prof. MATSUMURA Kazunori(Research Staff, Waseda University)
- Commentator:Prof. KATO Tetsuo (Research Staff, Waseda University)
- Facilitator:Prof. TESHIGAHARA Kazuhiko (Research Staff, Waseda University)
- Venue: Conference Room, 3F Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
- Language: Japanese
- Lecture 7: the Law of Criminal Procedure
- Date: Thursday, June 28 2012, 16:30 to 18:30
- Subject: Japanese Criminal Procedure from the Perspective of ‘Reception of Foreign Law’
- Lecturer: Prof. KAWAIDE Toshihiro (the University of Tokyo)
- Commentator:Prof. TERASAKI Yoshihiro (Research Staff, Waseda University)
- Facilitator:Prof. TERASAKI Yoshihiro (Research Staff, Waseda University)
- Venue: Conference Room, 3F Bldg.8, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
- Language: Japanese
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