Public Lecture “Redesigning Consumer Law: Insights from Comparing Australia and Japan”

ICL Public Lecture
“Redesigning Consumer Law: Insights from Comparing Australia and Japan”

【Host】　 Institute of Comparative Law, Waseda University
【Co-host】　 Society of International Business and Legal Studies, International Contract Law Committee of the Japanese Association of International Business Law
Faculty of Law, Waseda University　Graduate School of Law, Waseda University

【Date and Time】　December 12, 2025 (Fri) 18:30-20:30
【Venue】　Waseda Campus, 8th building, 3rd floor, Large Meeting Room

【Lecturer】　Luke Nottage (Professor, The University of Sydney)
【Language】　English (*No Simultaneous Translation)

【Moderator】　Takashi Kubota (Professor, Waseda University)

Everyone is welcome to attend free of charge.

1. ‎Purpose and Concept
This public lecture invites Professor Nottage, a leading scholar of Japanese law in the area of Oceania with deep expertise in consumer law and arbitration law. This event aims to deliver a lecture and engage in discussions with Japanese academics, practitioners, and students, creating an opportunity for mutual learning and growth.

2. Lecturer
Luke Nottage (Professor, The University of Sydney)

3. Abstract
Professor Nottage and Professor Souichirou Kozuka of Gakushuin University have been implementing a joint research project on consumer law based on comparative law between Japan and Australia (specifically, “Consumer Law Redress and Administration, Product Safety Regulation and Contracts in Japan and Australia” and “Redesigning Consumer Law for the E-Commerce Era: Insights from Comparing Australia and Japan”). Drawing on cutting-edge practical developments in international transactions and the latest comparative law research, this public lecture will present on the current situation and challenges of consumer law, followed by an opportunity for discussion with Japanese participants.

Programme:
MC: Takashi Kubota (Professor, Waseda University)
Lecture: Professor Nottage “Current Situation and Challenges of International Contract Law”(18:30 – 19:30)
Q and A (19:30 – 20:30)