Institute of Comparative LawWaseda University

09:00 – Registration

09:30 – 09:45 – Opening

• Prof. Tatsuhisa Tamura, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Waseda University
• Dr. Oliver Schön, President of DJJV, Munich

09:45 – 10:30 – Welcoming Addresses

• Hiroshi Morimoto, Vice-Minister of Justice, Japanese Ministry of Justice
• Envoy Martin Huth, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Prof. Dr. Sven Saaler, FES Tokyo, Sophia University
• Axel Karpenstein, Director DAAD Tokyo / DWIH Tokyo

Moderation: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rademacher, Waseda University

Keynote Speech: The Measures of the Federal Ministry of Justice to Defend the Rule of Law

• 10:30 – 11:10 Eva Schmierer, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice

Part I: Defending the Rule of Law through Public and Constitutional Law Measures

• 11:10 – 11:40 Japan: Prof. Dr. Toru Mori, Kyoto University
• 11:40 – 12:10 Germany: Dr. Philipp Wittmann, Judge at the Administrative Court of Baden-Württemberg, Mannheim
• 12:10 – 12:30 Discussion (Moderator: Prof. Dr. Hidemi Suzuki, Keio University)

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break

Part II: Defending the Rule of Law through Criminal Law Measures

• 13:30 – 14:00 Japan: Prof. Prof. h.c. Dr. Dres. h.c. Makoto Ida, Chuo University
• 14:00 – 14:30 Germany: Prof. Dr. Ralf Peter Anders, Attorney General, Schleswig-Holstein
• 14:30 – 14:45 Discussion (Moderator: Prof. Dr. Kuniko Ozaki, Chuo University)

14:45 – 15:00 Break

Part III: Defending the Rule of Law through Civil Law Measures

• 15:00 – 15:30 Japan: Prof. em. Tatsuo Uemura, Waseda University
• 15:30 – 16:00 Europe and Germany: Prof. Dr. Timo Minssen, University of Copenhagen
• 16:00 – 16:15 Discussion (Moderator: Prof. Dr. Keizo Yamamoto, Waseda University)

16:15 – Closing Remarks

• Dr. Jan Grotheer, Honorary President DJJV, Hamburg

For more information: https://www.rclip.jp/en/events/defending-the-rule-of-law