OSAKA UNIVERSITY SHORT-TERM STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM
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JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY LAW AND POLITICS
Ken-ichi YOSHIMOTO, et al. (Faculty of Law)
Objective Lectures on various aspects of law and politics in contemporary Japan. The course is designed to provide minimum information essential to understand the Japanese legal and political systems. The course will be taught by members of the Law Faculty. Specific subjects covered in this course will be subject to change.ˇˇpecific subjects covered in this course will be subject to change. A detailed syllabus will be distributed at the first meeting.
Textbook None
Reference Books
Stockwin, James A., Governing Japan (3rd ed. Blackwell 1998)
Muramatsu, Michio, Local Power in the Japanese State (University of California Press 1997)
Oda, Hiroshi, Japanese Law (Butterworths 1992)
Course Schedule
Week 1. Various Perspectives on Japanese Politics
Week 2. Political History of Modern Japan: From Meiji Restoration to 1990s
Week 3. Local Government and Politics
Week 4. Japanese State in the International Context
Week 5. Who Governs Japan? Japanese Government System
Week 6. Japanese Corporation
Week 7. Administrative Process
Week 8. Contract
Week 9. Lawyers and Judges
Week 10. Legal Process in Japan
Field Works
Field Work 1. Visit to Osaka District Court
Field Work 2. Visit to Osaka Prefectural Government
Grading
Class participation 50%
Class participation 50%
Paper submitted at the end of the courseˇˇPaper submitted at the end of the courseˇˇ 5
