公開用ファイル(授業概要)

授業題目	Comparative Law Issues
授業の概要	Students and instructor will prepare information about a variety of current legal issues. 実務経験 I have been a lawyer for more than 40 years, and have worked on my cases throughout my career. I have worked for Japanese clients in New York (Japan Airlines, etc.), and in Guam (Sumitomo Construction Company, etc.). I have worked on a variety of criminal cases, including the infamous Kazuyoshi Miura case of suspected murder of his wife Kazumi. I also worked for the United States Forces Japan at Yokota Air Force Base in Tokyo, where I did extensive research on Japanese law and advised the Command concerning the same. For 15 years, I worked as a foreign legal adviser to the law firm of Blakemore & Mitsuki, the oldest international law office in the Japan. All of this experience I bring to the classroom and share with my students. They can get a real appreciation of the work of a lawyer through my eyes.
学習の到達目標	To develop a stronger interest in legal affairs and a good understanding of legal terms and principals.

授業計画	第１回	The Death Penalty
	第２回	Revision of the Constitution
	第３回	Relations with Asian Neighbors
	第４回	Issues related to substance abuse.
	第５回	Visit to Hiroshima District Court
	第６回	Reports and discussion related to the above visit.
	第７回	Intellectual Property and the Law
	第８回	Family Law, Marriage, Divorce, and Adoption
	第９回	The Use of DNA.
	第１０回	The Role of the police in modern society.
	第１１回	Visit to the Hiroshima District Court
	第１２回	Open discussion.
	第１３回	Group Discussion.
	第１４回	Debate on decided topic.
	第１５回	Results of Debate

授業外学習の課題	Court visits
履修上の注意事項	日本語と英語を利用する。対面のゼミナールです。
成績評価の方法・基準	Presentations 50%, ability to discuss critically 30%, and research skills 20%.
テキスト	None
参考文献	Roppo
主な関連科目	Comparative Law
オフィスアワー及び質問・相談への対応	Very open.

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