授業コード 90512351 クラス 51
科目名 研究指導(比較法研究) 単位数 2
担当者 CLEARY, William B. 履修期 後期授業
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授業題目 研究指導 (比較法研究)
授業の概要 How to research, evaluate, and draft an academic article.
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 Students will be able to draft a manuscript than can be published in an academic journal.
授業計画 第1回 How to select a research theme.
第2回 How to design an outline for a paper.
第3回 Where to find relevant information in the US, Japan, and other countries.
第4回 Who are the leaders in the field and how to determine the same.
第5回 What data basis can be helpful in conducting the relevant inquiry.
第6回 What are the decided rules of law.
第7回 What are the open questions yet to be examined or answered.
第8回 What is the importance of statutory interpretation and how is it useful to the project?
第9回 How to compare the common law with the civil law.
第10回 How to overcome writers block.
第11回 How to balance conflicting arguments for and against your concept.
第12回 Peer review and its importance to publication.
第13回 First review and re-write of initial manuscript.
第14回 Polishing the apple to get the most delicious fruit.
第15回 Final meeting to discuss how to defend a paper in front of a panel of experts.
授業外学習の課題 Visit to various administrative agency, if necessary depending on the selected theme.
履修上の注意事項 Allowing enough time for research and writing
成績評価の方法・基準 Evaluation of paper(100%)
テキスト 英米法辞典など。 Blacks Law Dictionary
参考文献 Article, books, and other material related to the selected theme.
主な関連科目 Comparative Law, Foreign Law, Constitutional Law, etc.
オフィスアワー及び
質問・相談への対応
Peer review and discussion in a constructive fashion.

■カリキュラム情報
所属 ナンバリングコード 適用入学年度 配当年次
法学研究科M法律学専攻 2017~2022 1・2