OSAKA UNIVERSITY SHORT-TERM STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM _

02f-04
JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY LAW AND POLITICS

Satoshi WATANABE, et al. (Faculty of Law)

Objective
Lectures on various aspects of laws and politics of contemporary Japan.This course is designed to provide basic information essential to understanding the Japanese legal and political systems. The course will be taught by the members of the Faculty of Law.

Textbook
None

Reference Books
None, but can be assigned on the detailed syllabus. Reading-materials will be given in the each class.

Course Schedule
The detailed program including the following field-works will be informed later.

Field Works
Field Work 1. Osaka District Court or Private Law Firm (Practice of Japanese Law Firm)
Field Work 2. Osaka Prefectural Diet

Grading
Class participation 50%
Paper submitted at the end of the course 50%