AKIBA Takeshi

Posted: Thu, 01 Oct 2026

Position: Professor
Degree: Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Background:
Associate Professor (2019-25), Professor (2025-), School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University
Affiliated Researcher,. Institute of Comparative Law, Waseda University (2021-)
Director, Student Diversity Center, Waseda University (2022-)

Field of Specialization

Socio-legal Studies, Constitutional Law (U.S. and Japan)

Research Theme

Rights, law and society;　Judicial process and politics

Major Works / Publications / Awards

Major Works / Publications

• 法社会学の視点からの同性婚訴訟ー政策形成型訴訟の今日的展開－ [Law and Society Approaches to Same-sex Marriage Litigation: Contemporary Evolution of Policy Lawsuits], Journal of the Japanese Association of Sociology of Law, Vol. 89, pp. 132–143, Mar 2023.
• 代表制のあり方と『一票の格差』論－原点からの再検討－[Representation and the ‘Vote-Value Disparity’ Debate: A Reconsideration from its Origins] in 公法・人権理論の再構成 (Festschrift for Prof. Mitsuo Goto), pp. 67–91, Seibundoh, Dec 2021.
• 国籍法違憲判決と日本の司法 [The Japanese Nationality Case and the Evolving Role of Courts in Japan], Shinzansha, Nov 2017 (Book Award, Japanese Association of Sociology of Law, 2018).

Awards

Article Award, Japanese Association of Sociology of Law (2015)
Book Award, Japanese Association of Sociology of Law (2018)

Academic Societies / Service to Society

Academic Societies

Japanese Association of Sociology of Law
Asian Law and Society Association
Law and Society Association (U.S.)

Service to Society

Trustee, Japanese Association of Sociology of Law (2020-)
Executive Officer, Asian Law and Society Association (2026-)

Research Project

MA: Law and Society in the Asia-Pacific

Research Theme, Outline of Project Research Seminar, Message to Prospects

I look forward to working on projects that explore the relationship between law (especially legal rights), policy and society in Japan and/or Asia. Those who aspire to be researchers or those who are inclined to/ affiliated with the public sector (government, judiciary, non-profit organizations, etc.) are especially welcome.

I look forward to having graduate students who are willing to participate in academic confernces and events from early on, and who have a keen interest in the future of our society and aspire to think thoroughly towards application and practice related to their research.

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