ICL Co-hosted Event
Comparative Law Seminar “Common Law Aspects of Indian Law”
【Host】 Studies on the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (ICL Joint Research Project)
【Co-host】 Institute of Comparative Law, Faculty of Law, Graduate School of Law, Waseda University
【Date and Time】 May 31, 2025 (Sat) 15:00-17:00
【Venue】 Room 303, 3rd Floor, Waseda Campus
【Lecturer】 Siddarth Rao （Lawyer), Yoshihide Higa (Associate Professor, Doshisha University)
【Language】 English and Japanese (Translation is not available)
【Caretaker】 Tamio Nakamura（Professor, Waseda University）
【Abstract】
Indian law has a legal system strongly influenced by British law. This symposium will examine its characteristics from two perspectives: the judicial system (presentation by Siddarth Rao (Lawyer)) and the institutional connection with the British Privy Council (presentation by Yoshihide Higa (Associate Professor, Doshisha University)). The discussion will be further enriched by the participation of Professor Sato (Professor, Nanzan University).
【Programme】
＜Presentations＞
●Siddarth Rao：”Introduction to the Legal Profession and Law Firms in India” (tbd)
●Yoshihide Higa: “The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and Indian lawyers” (tbd)
＜Discussion＞
Hajime Sato (Nanzan University)
※Everyone is welcome to attend free of charge.
Link to Japanese page
