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JDS中国项目概述大学信息

Nagoya University (National)

Graduate School of Law (GSL)
Nagoya University
URL of Graduate School (English)
https://gsl.law.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
Name of Course/Program
“A Program to Enhance a Collaborative Human Resources and Network for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development in the Post-COVID-19 Asia”: Comparative Law and Politics (LL.M.) Program /Department of Combined Graduate Program in Law and Political Sciences (as of April 2023)
URL of Course/Program (English)
https://gsl.law.nagoya-u.ac.jp/admissions/master.php
Degrees
Degree of Master of Laws (Comparative Law)
Credit and years needed for graduation
30 credits / two years for completion of the LL.M. (Comparative Law) Program in Law and Political Science

Features of Graduate School

The Graduate School of Law (GSL) has promoted an international cooperation project on “Asian Technical Legal Assistance” for more than twenty years since 1998. It aims to assist the development of legal systems in various Asian countries which have been undertaking the transition to a market economy and into constitutional and democratic nation-states.

As part of the project and to fulfill our educational and research mission as a leading institution of legal and political study in Japan, the GSL established an educational and training program known as the “LL.M. (Comparative Law) Program in Law and Political Science” all taught in English in 1999. It aims to train the next generation of top Asian legalists who can contribute to nation-building through the construction of legal systems by providing education in law and expanding networking among legal professionals in Asian countries. We expect that the Program will contribute to the human resource developments in these countries and create a structure for new networking potential among former students who can provide feedback to the GSL.

In this way, over the last 20 years, the GSL has built a wide-range of Asian legal networks. In 2021, following the establishment of the above programs and after assuring the sustainability of the networks, we have renamed the Comparative Law Program to the “A Program to Enhance a Collaborative Human Resources and Network for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development in the Post-COVID-19 Asia”. Under this concept, the Program continues to train human resources in the legal arena who can develop and expand the Asian Legal Exchange Network.

We have accepted JDS participants from the targeted countries of Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Mongolia,
Myanmar and China. The total number of JDS participants in our school is 231 (as of April 2023).

We are proud to count among our graduates, the officials of core ministries, judges, public prosecutors, counsel in significant corporations, active lawyers, and progressive academics as independent legal professionals responding to the needs of their time, continuing to be engaged in the building of their nations, fulfilling their essential role in this new period. A network has emerged among these graduates which has created a structure for finding new talent, and for offering ongoing feedback to the faculty of our Graduate School. This has allowed us to develop a diverse and varied academic environment.

Our Program emphasizes a curriculum with offerings ranging from fundamental grounding to specific areas in law and politics. Classes are conducted in English and students proceed under the individual guidance of academic supervisors, along with a wealth of support both from within the faculty and from the University. Each student can immerse themselves in the joys of learning while building strong bonds with fellow students from various nations and regions. In this way, we seek to provide the conditions for our students to reach their full potential. Each year, overseas students who join our programs enrich us further by bringing their experiences and the latest information about their home countries.

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Features of the Course/Program

◆ Objectives

The Comparative Law and Politics (LL.M.) Program at our graduate school aims to foster human resources with advanced comprehensive skills and balanced abilities. It is especially focusing on the improvement of the capacity to operate a legal system for building a new post-COVID-19 society. The curriculum of the Program is structured to encompass the following elements:
1) Basic and Broad training in law and political science, 2)Highly specialized research analyzing the situation in the student’s own country with a view to exploring solutions, 3)Studies in the principles of the rule of law, human rights, and democracy which conductive to a market economy system, 4) Acquisition of the abilities and techniques needed for theoretical and practical thinking, 5) Group and flexible individual guidance that enables independent academic writing with appropriate research methods, 6)The promotion of comparative research in group discussions with Japanese students.

◆ Features

The distinctive features of the Program are as follows:

1) Variety of course options, 2)Lectures and mentoring programs for thesis writing provided by highly skilled academic writing instructors, 3)Excellent individualized supervising through collaboration between an academic supervisor(s) and academic writing instructors.
Especially thesis writing guidance is a significant component of our program enhancing the abilities for self-initiated research data collection skills, and methods of thinking and analysis.

◆ Language

As courses and supervising are all taught in English, proficiency in English is required. As for the Japanese language, it is encouraged to learn for daily life.

◆ Academic Year

The Academic Year is divided into the autumn term, which begins in October, and the spring term, which begins in April.

◆ Program Details
  • -It is required to be enrolled in the graduate program at least for two years and earn a minimum of 30 academic credits by taking courses (see the course list shown below).
  • -It is required to complete a master's thesis by setting a specific research theme based on issues of legal systems in the student’s own country, mainly using comparative law methods.
  • -Students may include credits maximum of ten credits taught at the other Graduate Schools as part of the overall 30 credits required for their degree within the scope of the candidate's research interests with approval from the faculty.
  • -Optional intensive courses offered between terms further supplement the core curriculum.
  • -Course offerings taught by practicing Japanese lawyers enrich classroom instruction.
  • -The complement of the Program is social activities, students’ mentorship arrangements, private sector internships, and a set of student-driven cross-national seminars with Japanese students (the Peer Support Initiative). These features of our learning environment reinforce and supplement the opportunities of the traditional academic curriculum in law and politics.
  • -To supplement the core curriculum, special lectures and workshops are provided as part of the JDS Special program. These special lectures are given by distinguished scholars from overseas and legal experts in the areas related to the JDS fellows’ selected topics.
  • -Individual tutorials by Japanese law students or senior international students are also arranged to support JDS fellows’ study.
  • -Furthermore, extra-curricular study trips are provided to give students further insights into the judiciary system, society, culture, history, and natural environment in Japan. A topic is set for each study trip, and students make comparisons with their own country, offering them an opportunity to consider their country’s present situation.

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Necessary Curriculum to Obtain the Degrees

◆ Courses taught in English for the 2023 academic year (Reference)

Subject Course title Credit Instructor (professors) Lecture/ Seminar Targeted students/
Term offered
Academic Writing I
[Compulsory]
Legal research and
writing I
2 Sean McGinty / Kuhn Michelle Louise Lecture M1 / Autumn Term
Academic Writing II Legal research and
writing II
2 Sean McGinty / Paul Lege Lecture M1 / Spring Term
Academic Writing III Legal research and
writing III
2 Sean McGinty / Paul Lege Lecture M2(M1) / Autumn Term
Professional Studies in Contemporary Legal Disciplines Comparative Property
Law
2 - Lecture Not open for 2023
Comparative Studies in Jurisprudence I The Law and its
Personnel
2 - Seminar Not open for 2023
Comparative Studies in Jurisprudence II Uses of the Public
Sphere: good practice
vs. corruption
2 - Seminar Not open for 2023
Comparative Studies in Constitutional Law Outline of Modern
Constitution
2 Minori Okochi Seminar M1&M2 / Spring Term
Comparative Studies in Administrative Law Introduction to
Administrative Law
2 Kazumasa Inaba Lecture M1&M2 / Autumn Term
Professional Studies in International Law Introduction to
International Law
2 Hideo Yamagata (GSID) Lecture M1&M2 / Spring Term
Professional Studies in International Human Rights Law I Development and Issues
on Law on International
Human Rights
2 Tomonori Mizushima Lecture M1&M2 / Autumn Term
Professional Studies in International Human Rights Law II Seminar on Human Rights and Refugee Law 2 - Seminar Not open for 2023
Professional Studies in International Economic Law I Studies in Law on WTO 2 Tomoko Ishikawa(GSID) Lecture M1&M2 / Spring Term
Professional Studies in International Economic Law II Problems of
International Economic Law
2 Tomoko Yamashita
(Aichi Prefectural University)
Seminar M1&M2 / Autumn Term
Special Lecture and Seminar (Studies in Comparative Private Law I) Introduction to
International
Commercial Arbitration
2 Giorgio Fabio Colombo Seminar M1&M2 / Spring Term
Special Lecture and Seminar (Studies in Comparative Private Law II) Case Study of
International
Commercial Arbitration
2 Giorgio Fabio Colombo Seminar M1&M2 / Autumn Term
Special Lecture and Seminar (Fundamental Studies in Comparative Private Law A) Recent issues
in International
Commercial Law
2 Giorgio Fabio Colombo Seminar M1&M2 / Spring Term
Special Lecture and Seminar (Fundamental Studies in Comparative Private Law B) International
Commercial Contracts
2 Giorgio Fabio Colombo Seminar M1&M2 / Autumn Term
Special Lecture and Seminar (Case Study of International Commercial Arbitration) Case Study of
International
Commercial Arbitration
2 Dai Yokomizo / Giorgio Fabio Colombo Seminar M1&M2 / Autumn Term
Comparative Studies in Civil Law I Contract Law 2 Karaiskos Antonios Lecture M1&M2 / Spring Term
Comparative Studies in Civil Law II Family Law in Japan
and Asian Countries
2 - Lecture Not open for 2023
Comparative Studies in Criminal Law Development of national criminal
law under the influence of
foreign and international law
2 Kanako Takayama
(Kyoto University)
Lecture M1 / Intensive Course
Comparative Studies in Judicial System Introduction to the Civil
Justice System
2 Yoshitaka Nakamura Lecture M1&M2 / Intensive Course
Comparative Studies in Business Law I Corporate Law I 2 - Lecture Not open for 2023
(Every Other Year)
Comparative Studies in Business Law II Corporate Law II 2 Junko Ueda
(Aichi University)
Lecture M1&M2 / Intensive Course(Every Other Year)
Comparative Studies in Politics I Comparative European
Politics
2 Yasushi Kondo Lecture M1&M2 / Spring Term
Comparative Studies in Politics II International Politics 2 Satoshi Miura Lecture M1&M2 / Spring Term
Comparative Studies in Public Administration Public Administration and
Public Policy in Japan
2 Masao Kikuchi
(Meiji University)
Lecture M1&M2 / Autumn Term
Comparative Studies in Political Thought History of political
theories
2 Tetsuri Kato Lecture M1&M2 / Autumn Term
Special Research I
[Compulsory]
Tutorials 4 Each supervisor
(main advisor)
Tutorial M1 / One-year
Special Research II
[Compulsory]
Tutorials 4 Each supervisor
(main advisor)
Tutorial M2 / One-year
Special Lecture and Seminar (Business Law and Practices) Corporate LegalPractices 1 - Lecture/Seminar/Practice Not open for 2023
Special Lecture and Seminar (Workshop on International Negotiation) Workshop on
International
Negotiation
2 - Lecture/
Seminar/
Practice
Not open for 2023
Special Lecture and Seminar (Japanese Judicial Institutions) Japanese Judicial
Institutions
2 Undecided Lecture M1 / Autumn Term
Special Lecture and Seminar (Jurisprudence: Japanese Context) Justice Theory and
Legal Theory
2 You Matsuo Lecture M1&M2 / Spring Term
Special Lecture and Seminar (Japanese Law and Society) Japanese law and
society
2 Ayako Harada Seminar M1&M2 / Autumn Term
Special Lecture and Seminar (International Environmental Law)   2 - Seminar Not open for 2023
Special Lecture and Seminar (Introduction to the Japanese Litigation) 2 Yasunori Honma
(Waseda University)
Lecture M1&M2 / Intensive course
Special Lecture and Seminar (Comparative Law and Politics seminars I) 2 Fumito Sato Seminar M1&M2 / Autumn Term
Special Lecture and Seminar (Comparative Law and Politics seminars II) 2 Fumito Sato Seminar M1&M2 / Spring Term
Special Lecture and Seminar (Intellectual Property Law) 2 Shiori Nishii Seminar M1&M2 / Autumn Term
Special Lecture and Seminar (Foreign Law Special Seminar I) Global Tort(K.H.A.N Summer School) 2 - Seminar Not open for 2023
Special Lecture and Seminar (Foreign Law Special Seminar II) International Negotiation(K.H.A.N Summer School) 1 - Seminar Not open for 2023
Special Lecture and Seminar (Labor Law) Comparative Labor Law 2 - Seminar Not open for 2023
Research of East Asian Law ⅠA East Asian Comparative
Law
2 Yukinori Udagawa Seminar M1&M2 / Spring Term
Research of East Asian Law ⅠB East Asian Comparative
Law
2 Dai Yokomizo/ Sean McGinty Seminar M1&M2 / Autumn Term
Research of East Asian Law ⅡA East Asian
“jus commune”
2 Dai Yokomizo Seminar M1&M2 / Spring Term
Research of East Asian Law ⅡB East Asian
“jus commune”
2 Masako Murakami/ You Matsuo Seminar M1&M2 / Autumn Term

Note:

The academic year of 2023 begins on October 1, 2023, and ends on September 30, 2024.

  • * Autumn Term (autumn term): October 1-March 31/ Spring Term (spring term): April 1-September 30.
  • * One course for two credits holds 15 classes (90 minutes per class).
  • * One intensive course holds 15 classes (90 minutes per class) for 3-4 days.
  • * GSID is the abbreviation of 'Graduate School of International Development' of Nagoya University
  • * Visit the following website for the outline of the lectures and seminars of our courses taught in English: (https://gsl.law.nagoya-u.ac.jp).

Courses Offered for the Completion of the Program for Leading Graduate Schools
[The Graduate School of Law implemented the "Cross-Border Legal Institution Design" program under the MEXT Program for Leading Graduate Schools (2011-2017) and has continued to offer the following courses for further development. Those who earn more than eight credits from the following courses including the required courses can obtain “the Official Recognition on Completion of the Program for Leading Graduate Schools”.]

Subject Course title Credit Instructor Lecture/ Seminar Targeted students/ Term offered
Project Management I   2 - Lecture Not open for 2023
Comparative Law Workshop
[Elective Compulsory]
  2 Dai Yokomizo / Sean McGinty Lecture M1 / Autumn Term
Comparative Politics Workshop
[Elective Compulsory]
  2 Hiroko Takeda / Green David James Lecture M1 / Autumn Term
Legal Transplantation   2 - Lecture Not open for 2023
Joint Research Workshop I
[Compulsory]
  2 Giorgio Fabio Colombo / Dai Yokomizo / Sean McGinty Seminar M1 / Spring Term
Joint Research Workshop II   2 Giorgio Fabio Colombo / Dai Yokomizo / Sean McGinty Seminar M2 / Autumn Term
Compulsory
Seminar in International Law and Politics I   4 Each supervisor
(main advisor)
Seminar M1 / Intensive course
/Summer internship
Special Lecture and Seminar (Jurisprudence: Japanese Context) Jurisprudence: Japanese Context 2 You Matsuo Lecture M1&M2 / Spring Term
Special Lecture and Seminar (Asian Family Law) Family Law in Japan and Asian Countries 2 - Lecture Not open for 2023
Project Management II   2 - Lecture Not open for 2023
Leading Program Academic Writing   2 - Lecture Not open for 2023
Joint Research Workshop III Organizing a workshop 2 Giorgio Fabio Colombo / Dai Yokomizo / Sean McGinty Seminar D1 / Intensive course
Seminar in International Law and Politics II   4 Each supervisor
(main advisor)
Seminar D1 / Intensive course

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List of Faculty members capable of guiding JDS China Fellows and their Research Specialties

The Faculty Committee officially selects one main supervisor for the JDS China Fellow when he/she enrolls in our School in October. The main supervisor selects one sub-supervisor for the JDS China Fellow.

(Graduated schools and awarded degrees, field of specialty, and research interest)

<Department of Combined Graduate Program>
Prof. ARAMI Reiko
Ph.D,MPP., B.A.in Liberal Arts from the University of Tokyo.
*Public Administration, Public Policy, Local government.
  1. 1. Social policy and policy implementation
  2. 2. Bureaucratic politics and organizational theory
  3. 3. Public management in local government
Lecturer CARAPETO Roberto Glower
J.D., Rio de Janeiro State University
LL.D., Waseda University
*Comparative Law
  1. 1. Comparative Intellectual Property Law
  2. 2. Trademark Law and Unfair Competition
  3. 3. Data Protection and Data Privacy
Prof. COLOMBO Giorgio Fabio
J.D., University “Luigi Bocconi”, Milan
Ph.D., University of Macerata
*Comparative Private Law
  1. 1. International Commercial Arbitration
  2. 2. Legal Cultures
Prof. FURUKAWA Nobuhiko
LL.B., the University of Tokyo
*Criminal Law
  1. 1. The Theory of Criminal Negligence
Assoc. Prof. GREEN David James
Ph.D., Northeastern University
*Political Science
  1. 1. Immigration Studies
  2. 2. Comparative Politics
Prof. HARADA Ayako
LL.D., Kyoto University
*Sociology of Law
  1. 1. Socio-legal analysis on the current system dealing with children and family issues
  2. 2. Comparative study of a such system working in Japan and in the United States
Prof. HATANO Satoshi
LL.D., Kyoto University
*European Legal History
  1. 1. French Legal History
  2. 2. Formation of the Modern European Legal System
Prof. HAYASHI Shuya
Completed Dr. course work in Kyoto University Graduate School of Law, LL.D., Kyoto
University
*Competition Law
  1. 1. Competition law and policy
  2. 2. Trade regulation law (electricity and telecommunication)
Prof. INABA Kazumasa
LL.D., Nagoya University
*Administrative Law
  1. 1. Reformation of administrative law in the age of
    Deregulation
  2. 2. Legal limitation on privatization
  3. 3. Broadcast law in the US and Japan
Prof. KANG Dongkook
Doctor of Laws with the Honor of Highest from the University of Tokyo (Dr.), Graduate
School of Seoul National University (M.A.), Seoul National University (B.A.)
*History of East Asian Political Thought
  1. 1. Nationalism and Colonialism in East Asia
  2. 2. Conceptual History in East Asia
Prof. KATO Tetsuri
LL.M., Kyoto University
*History of Political Thought (Western)
  1. 1. Philosophical Hermeneutics as a Way to Dialogue
    between Civilizations
  2. 2. Tradition of Western Mysticism
  3. 3. Politics and Religion
Prof. KONDO Yasushi
LL.D., Nagoya University
*Political History (Europe)
  1. 1. Comparative European Politics
  2. 2. Party Politics
Assoc. Prof. MATSUDA Takafumi
LL.D., Kobe University
*Civil Law
  1. 1. Contract Law
Prof. MATSUNAKA Manabu
LL.M., Osaka University
*Corporate Law, Economic Analysis of Law
  1. 1. Rule making of takeover regulation
  2. 2. Law on equity finance
  3. 3. Regulation of control shareholders’ private benefit
Prof. MATSUO You
LL.D., Kyoto University
*Jurisprudence
  1. 1. Philosophical Inquiry into the Rule of Law and its Conditions
  2. 2. Modern Theories of Justice developed by John Rawls, Robert Nozick, Michael Sandel and so on.
  3. 3. Methods of Legal Interpretation and Institutional Capacity
  4. 4. Ethics for Lawyers
  5. 5. Philosophical inquiry into Multiple Regulations and
    Governance over Them
Assoc. Prof. MCGINTY Sean
LL.D., Kyushu University
*Corporate Law and Governance
  1. 1. Executive Compensation
  2. 2. Canadian Law
  3. 3. Shareholder and Stakeholder litigation
Prof. MIURA Satoshi
M.A., the University of Tokyo
*International Relations
  1. 1. Global governance
  2. 2. International political economy
Prof. MIYAKI Yasuhiro
LL.M., Doshisya University
*Criminal Procedure
  1. 1. Undercover operations
Prof. MIZUSHIMA Tomonori
LL.D., Kyoto University
*International Public Law
  1. 1. Jurisdictional Immunity of Foreign States
  2. 2. WTO law
  3. 3. International investment law
Prof. MOTO Hidenori
LL.D., Nagoya University
*Constitutional Law
  1. 1. Constitutional law in Japan and Germany
  2. 2. Law on political parties and constitution
  3. 3. Constitutional theory about democracy
  4. 4. Constitutional analysis of ‘public sphere’
Prof. NAKAHIGASHI Masafumi
LL.D., Nagoya University
*Corporate Law
  1. 1. Mergers and Acquisitions
  2. 2. History of Corporate Law
  3. 3. Corporate Law and Securities Regulation in Canada
Prof. NAKANO Taeko
LL.B., the University of Tokyo
*Social Services Law
  1. 1. Sick insurance
  2. 2. Social welfare
  3. 3. Social Security in Sweden
Prof. NISHII Shiori
Ph.D., LL.M. & LL.B., the University of Tokyo
*Intellectual Law
  1. 1. Patent Law
Prof. OBATA Kaoru
LL.M., Kyoto University
*International Public Law, International Law of Human Rights
  1. 1. Diplomatic protection, state responsibility, the status of
    foreigners
  2. 2. European convention of human rights
  3. 3. United Nations and human rights
Prof. OKA Katsuhiko
LL.D., Hokkaido University
*Comparative Law (Korea)
  1. 1. Public law in Korea
  2. 2. Justice system in Korea
Assoc. Prof. OKUBO Akira
S.J.D., Keio University
*History of International Politics
  1. 1. International History of Europe
  2. 2. Diplomatic History of Britain
Prof. SAITO Akiko
LL.M., Kyoto University
*Criminal law
  1. 1. Criminal Law
  2. 2. Omission
  3. 3. Complicity
Prof. SATO Fumito
LL.M., Waseda University
*Russian Law
  1. 1. Representation System in Russia
  2. 2. Russian Judicial System
Assoc. Prof. SATO Yasunori
J.D., the University of Tokyo
*Civil law
  1. 1. Communio
Prof. TAKEDA Hiroko
BA. MA., Rikkyo University
Ph.D., University of Sheffield
*Political Process, Political Sociology
  1. 1. Gender and Politics
  2. 2. Political and Social Theories
  3. 3. Political Discourse Analysis
Prof. TAMURA Tetsuki
LL.D., Nagoya University
*Political Science
  1. 1. Contemporary democratic theory
  2. 2. Welfare regime and basic income
  3. 3. Gender in policies and political science
Prof. UDAGAWA Yukinori
LL.M., Hokkaido University
*Comparative Law (China)
  1. 1. Private law in China
  2. 2. Judicial reform in China
Prof. WATANABE Miyuki
LL.B., Tohoku University
*Civil Procedure Law
  1. 1. Effects of judgment
  2. 2. Arbitration
  3. 3. Fundamental theory of civil procedure
Lecturer YAJIMA Seiya
LL.M., Osaka University
*Administrative Law
  1. 1. Administrative Organization Law
  2. 2. Privatization and Remunicipalization of Public Services
  3. 3. Public Private Partnerships
Prof. YANO Masahiro
LL.M., Waseda University
*Labor Law
  1. 1. Employment & Enterprise paradigm in the labor law
Prof. YOKOMIZO Dai
LL.M., the University of Tokyo
*Conflict of Laws
  1. 1. Structure of conflict of laws
  2. 2. International aspects of intellectual property
  3. 3. International judicial jurisdiction
<Department of Program for Legal Practice>
Prof. FUJIMOTO Akira
LL.M., Osaka City University
M.S. in Sociology, University of Wisconsin- Madison
*Practical Legal Education / Legal Informatics
Comparative and Empirical study of;
  1. 1. Legal Education, Lawyers, and the Judicial System
  2. 2. Legal informatics
  3. 3. Legal Consciousness
Prof. FUKASAWA Ryuichiro
LL.D., Kyushu University
*Administrative Law
  1. 1. Socio-Legal Approach to Administrative Justice
  2. 2. Legal Control of Administrative Discretion
  3. 3. Public Law in the UK and Australia
Prof. HASHIDA Hisashi
LL.M., Kyoto University
*Criminal Law
  1. 1. Self-defense and necessity
  2. 2. Subjective elements of illegality
Prof. IMAI Katsunori
LL.D., Nagoya University
*Commercial Law
  1. 1. Payment Law
  2. 2. Banking Law
Prof. KANEKO Yoshiaki
LL.B., the University of Tokyo
*Civil Law
Prof. KOJIMA Jun
LL.M., Waseda University
*Criminal Procedure
  1. 1. Double jeopardy
Prof. KURITA Masahiro
LL.D., Kyoto University
*Civil Law
Prof. MURAKAMI Masako
LL.D., Hitotsubashi University
*Civil Procedure
  1. 1. International Civil Litigation
  2. 2. International Family Disputes Resolution
  3. 3. Civil Aspects of Child Abduction
Assoc. Prof. MURATA Kensuke
J.D., Kyoto University
*Civil Law
Prof. OKOCHI Minori
LL.D., Nagoya University
*Constitutional Law
  1. 1. Constitutional interpretive methodology
  2. 2. Constitutional theory in U.S.
  3. 3. Judicial review system
Prof. TAKAHASHI Yusuke
LL.M., Kyoto University, LL.B., Kyoto University
*Tax Law
  1. 1. Taxation on business organizations
  2. 2. Partnership taxation in Japan and U.S.
<International Students Advisor>
Lecturer TOMIOKA Ryoko
LL.M., Kwansei Gakuin University
*Advising and Assisting International Students and Coordinating Students Exchange

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Academic Schedule

Graduate School of Law 2023 - 2024 GSL Calendar for October entrants
Date Targeted students Event
Month Day
September 6 M1 Main supervisor decided
September   M1 Registration at the ward office
September   M1 Academic guidance / IT guidance/ Insurance, bicycle, and immigration guidance/ University-wide-guidance/ Japanese language course registration
September Two weeks M1 Two-week English language training
September The end of the month M1 Moving into university residence
October 1 M1 Entrance ceremony
October 2   Classes start for Autumn term
October 3 M1 Course registration (to October 11)
October M1 Student ID card issued
October M1 Medical check-up
October   M1 GSL (Graduate School of Law) Welcome Party for new international students
November 30 M1 Submission of Study plan and Registration form
December 28   Winter holidays (to January 7)
January 2023 10   Classes restart and end on January 26
January Not decided   Field trip (not confirmed)
April     Classes start for Spring term
April M1 Course registration
April M1 Sub supervisors decided
April M1 Medical check-up
May 31 M1 Submission of Master’s thesis writing plan
August   Summer holidays (to September 30)
August 31 M1 Submission of Mid-term thesis progress report

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Facilities

Accommodation: Nagoya University Dormitories for International Students
Our university accommodates newly enrolled students from abroad in one of the four university international residences: International Residence Yamate, International Ohmeikan House, Ishida Memorial International Residence Myoken, and International Residence Daiko.

The period of residency in each residence is basically limited to six months since the number of international students greatly exceeds the capacity available.
For further information on housing for international students at Nagoya University, visit the following webpage:
http://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/academics/campus_life/housing/index.html

Law Library:
The Law Library placed in our School contains approximately 269,104 volumes of books in the field of law and political science, including nearly 112,715 volumes in foreign languages. An additional amount of Japanese issued periodicals, and foreign journals in the field of law and political science are available in the University Central Library. The Law School Library, along with other satellite collections within the University, is covered by the OPAC system and, for older books, the comprehensive card catalog is housed in the Central Library.

Computerized Service:
Wireless Internet access is available for all students on campus. When registered and enrolled in our university, the University provides the Nagoya University ID. It gives them a key to connect to the Nagoya University Wireless Network.

The University Library:
The University Library, which possesses all library materials and maintains the union catalog of all books and journals in the university, offers circulation and book retrieval through an ID card system and reference services, including inter-library loan, photocopying, and computer-based information retrieval. For language education and other educational and research purposes, the University Library has access to satellite TV channels, including CNN news, CCTV, and KBS. The Central Library contains 1,000 reading desks in the open-stack area. Group study rooms, seminar rooms, an information corner, and an audio-visual room are also available. For further information, please visit this webpage:
http://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/about_nu/admin/sch/deta/nul.html

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Advice for Graduate School Applicants

Within your application, the Research Proposal is of critical importance to the admission decision. The application is the basis of the initial document screening. Still, beyond that, it plays an essential role in shaping the interview for applicants who reach the final stage. It can have a determinative effect both on the selection.

Accordingly, you are well-advised to take particular care in the drafting of the Research Proposal within the framework of the issues of the JDS project in China. Describe your interests, research objectives and originality clearly and in a well-reasoned manner. When reviewing your Research Proposal or conducting interviews, the following factors will be at the forefront of our thinking:

  • 1) Is there evidence of enough foundation knowledge and research skills to begin work on substantive research immediately upon entering into the study in the Graduate School? The reviewers are concerned with both general knowledge and experience in the field of law and specialized skills and knowledge necessary to the proposed topic. Are you familiar with the prominent scholars in the area? Are you aware of recent trends? Do you have a sense of the critical issues in the area, and are you able to relate them to a broader context?
  • 2) Is there a clear, concise, and meaningful research topic? Setting the purpose and objective of a project is one of the most challenging tasks in research.
  • 3) Is the topic you propose a good fit for research in Japan? While your proposed issue of a point may concern international matters or the laws of third countries, the reviewers are looking for its connections with Japan, and if it fits the research environment in Japan.
  • 4) Do you know the basic outlines of Japanese law, politics and public administration? What is Japan's position or experience within your topic area?
  • 5) Suitability for supervision
    Have you investigated our faculty members? Information on our Program and our staff are available on the Website of our school. Members of our faculty publish their articles and books in English, Japanese and other languages. Try to be aware of our work and familiarize yourself with the work of members of our faculty who specialize in your chosen area.
    Please refer to the profile of our professors’ page of the Website of our school.
    *https://gsl.law.nagoya-u.ac.jp/about-us/faculty-members.php

In closing, we would stress that whatever the result, your choice to apply to our Program presents an opportunity for learning and personal growth. We encourage you to do your best in preparation and to challenge your application with your skill and effort.

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