Waseda Bulletin of Comparative Law

Waseda Bulletin of Comparative Law, published mostly in English, is the annual journal of comparative law. The journal devotes to presenting Japanese law, legislation, cases, articles, and academic meetings. In addition, the journal includes articles and book reviews in English or other languages. Price:¥4,000 (20% discount for students and staff of Waseda University)

Newest Volume: Vol.44

No.44（2026.01）

Item	Title	Author	Pages
Article	Introduction d’une nouvelle peine privative de liberté et évolution du traitement des délinquants au Japon	Konishi, Tokikazu	1-9
	Introduction of a new freedom-depriving punishment and developments in the treatment of offenders in Japan	Konishi, Tokikazu	10-10
	Comparative study of legal issues on equity crowdfunding by start-up private companies between Japan and Australia -Does Japanese Company Law need to divide private companies into crowd-sourced equity funding private companies and ordinary private companies?-	Nakamura, Nobuo	11-30
	Artificial Intelligence and Legal Education in the United States	Bian, Ruyi	31-50
DEVELOPMENTS IN 2024			51-54
MAJOR LEGISLATION & TREATIES	1. Constitutional Law	KANAZAWA, Takashi and MATSUZAWA, Takuya	55-61
	2. Family Law	HASHIMOTO, Yuki and ZENG, Hao	61-70
	3. Criminal Law and Procedure	KONISHI, Tokikazu and ISHIDA, Sakiko	70-75
	4. Commercial Law	OGATA, Sho and XIE, Yitian	75-81
	5. Labor/Social Security Law	KIKUCHI, Yoshimi and TSUNEMORI, Yusuke and KOGA, Shuhei	81-86
MAJOR JUDICIAL DECISIONSS	1. Constitutional Law	KANAZAWA, Takashi and MATSUZAWA, Takuya	87-97
	2. Administrative Law	WATANABE, Tetsuya and WAGATSUMA, Junko	98-104
	3. Family Law	HASHIMOTO, Yuki and ZENG, Hao	105-109
	4. Law of Civil Procedure and Bankruptcy	TANAHASHI, Yohei and TSUJIMURA, Yuichi	109-119
	5. Criminal Law and Procedure	KONISHI, Tokikazu and ISHIDA, Sakiko	119-123
	6. Commercial Law	OGATA, Sho and XIE, Yitian	123-129
	7. Labor Law/Social Security Law	KIKUCHI, Yoshimi and TSUNEMORI, Yusuke and KOGA, Shuhei	129-133
	8. International Law and Organizations	TANEMURA, Yusuke and ETO, Rinya	133-137
ACTIVITIES OF ACADEMIC SOCIETIES	1. Constitutional Law	KANAZAWA, Takashi and MATSUZAWA, Takuya	139-141
	2. Administrative Law	WATANABE, Tetsuya and WAGATSUMA, Junko	141-143
	3. Law of Property and Obligations	AOKI, Noriyuki and MITSUI, Mizuki	143-145
	4. Family Law	HASHIMOTO, Yuki and ZENG, Hao	145-146
	5. Law of Civil Procedure and Bankruptcy	TANAHASHI, Yohei and TSUJIMURA, Yuichi	146-147
	6. Criminal Law and Procedure	KONISHI, Tokikazu and ISHIDA, Sakiko	147-150
	7. Commercial Law	OGATA, Sho and XIE, Yitian	150-152
	8. Legal History	HARADA, Toshihiko and SEKI, Yuusuke	152-153
	9. Sociology of Law	KURUMISAWA, Yoshiki and IMAIZUMI, Yuko	153-155
	10. Legal Philosophy	KAKU, Shun and FUJIMAKI, Yumi	156-158
	11. Comparative Law	AKIYAMA, Yasuhiro and YOSHIKAWA, Jun	159-166
	12. International Law and Organizations	TANEMURA, Yusuke and ETO, Rinya	167-168

TOPICS OF JAPANESE LAW 2024	Smartphone Specific Software Competition Promotion Law	Rodriguez Samudio, Ruben E.	169-175
	Activities of the Institute 2024		177-189

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