GMAP in Law
Kobe University
Graduate Schoolof Law

GMAP in Law NEWSLETTERJUNE 2015

Third Issue
An Introduction to the lecturers of theGMAP in Law Course : Vol 1
The GMAP in Law Course which begun in April this year
comes with an impressive line up of lecturers comprisingof some of the top academics and lawyers from aroundthe globe. The question that would naturally come tomind then would be, ‘who are our lecturers?’

InsideTest your vocabulary
Expand your English vocabulary
by taking this simple quiz!

3
Hear what our students have tosay about our course so far
Recently we interviewed someof our students on how they’ve
found the GMAP in Law course
so far; read on to hear what
they have to say!

2In this issue we would like to introduce some of ourlecturers:
Professor Keith Carpenter: Introduction to Legal English

Professor Keith Carpenter studied classics and law
at Cambridge University before qualifying as asolicitor. He worked for over 20 years as a lawyer inLondon, Bahrain and Tokyo initially in general
corporate and commercial work leading tospecialisation in international finance. Before

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Students Corner: Let’s have your say!
As the GMAP in Law course enters into its third month,
we had interviewed some students on their thoughts
about the course and here’s what they have to say:
Ms Viviane Soares deAzevedo
aforeign
student participating inour course shares herthoughts with us: “As afirst year student in thecourse, I would like to saythat the course lives up
to my expectations andI’m having a good time.
I’m really enjoying it. I’ve found the subjects quite
interesting and most lectures are sometimes
intellectually challenging for me. The course might bea little tiring because it’s intensive, but I feel that it’scompletely worth it. Overall I feel that I had a really
good time and I hope I can make the most of thisexperience in these two years.”
Mr Kenyu Hattori from
Fukuoka,shareshisthoughts with us: “TheEnglish lectures are hardfor me to understand as
I’ve never lived abroad
nor attended any English
schools. There are a lot ofmaterials before thelectures as the lectures are very intensive, and I haveno time to study my major subjects, namely public
international law; however with the support of Professor
Carpenter who teaches me English daily and Professor
Tamada who supports me, I feel that it is interesting tostudy in this course at Kobe University.”
Disclaimer: The students’ interviews have been edited to be inline with thecontents of this Newsletter.

Places to go:
Naoshima
Naoshima ( 直 島 ) is an island
located in the Seto Inland Sea,
accessible by train and ferry theisland is known for its modern art
museums,architectureandsculptures.
Most of the artwork on the island
is installed by the Benesse
Corporation, which oversees theart museums, architectural work
and installation of the sculptures.
The Benesse museums weredesigned by the well-known
Japanese architect Ando Tadao
which includes the Chichu ArtMuseum, Lee Ufan Museum etc.
For a fee, one can even choose tostay overnight at the Benesse
house a hotel combined with anart museum.
As it’s summer, the sandy
beaches on the island makes for arelaxing get away from thehubbub of city life.
Ideal for those who are intomodern art and sunny beaches.
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coming to Japan he was Director and Head of Legal
Services at a Japanese investment bank in London.
Professor Carpenter also has a qualification to teachEnglish (Cambridge University Certificate in Teaching
English to Speakers ofotherLanguages). Besides
LegalEnglish,
Professor Carpenter
alsoteaches
common law courses
at Kobe University.

Vocabulary
CornerTest your vocabulary! Pick thecorrect answer:

1 Crystallize
Professor Cai Congyan: International Investment Law 1(21 April 2015 – 1 May 2015)
Professor Cai Congyan, visiting professor from Xiamen
University’s School of Law, the People’s Republic of China(PRC) specialises in Public International Law andInternational Investment Law. He was a Fullbright Scholarand Global Research Fellow at NYU School of Law (2011- 2012) and a visiting professor at the Columbia University
School of Law (2014).

A: Individually separate anddistinct; B: A written guarantee;
or C: Make or become
definitive and clear

2Rationale

A: Ratio; B: Disorderly; C: Legal
Aid; or D: Logical Reasoning

3 Allocate
A: Changeable; B: Assign; C:Adjustable; or D: Separate(3) B – I allocated 15 minutes of
my time to play this quiz.

(2) D – e.g. to understand therationale of the case you willneed to read the judgement.
(1) C – e.g. the terms of thecontract was crystallized when
theparties
reachedanagreement.
Answers:

Please refer to Page 4 for the application details on
the GMAP in Law Course3Application for the GMAP in Law
CourseStudents wishing to apply for the GMAP in Law Course,
may find the details for the course and application
procedures on the Kobe University Graduate School of
Law & Faculty of Law website athttp://www.law.kobeu.ac.jp/kobe_univ_global/english/admission/graduate.html.
Admission requirements include the submission of yourtest score for an English proficiency test (e.g. TOEIC,TOEFL, IELTS etc.); a research plan of 1,500 words; and aninterview (via Skype for foreign students).
Foreign students
programme!

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For further information on theGMAP in Law Course kindly
contact the following person:

GMAP in Law’s Academic Staff

Professor Dai Tamada
tamada@port.kobe-u.ac.jp
Tel: +81-78-803-2507

Professor Akira Saito (Co – Director): International
Commercial Law and Arbitration

Graduate School of Law, 2-1
Rokko-dai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe
City, 657-8501, JAPANwww.law.kobe-u.ac.jp

Professor Dai Tamada (Director): Public International
Law and International Investment Law

Professor Shunichiro Nakano: Private International Law
Professor Keith Carpenter: Legal English, Legal Practice,and Financial Law

For any queries or if you would like to contribute to thisNewsletter, please feel free to contact Cindy Cheong at:
cindy.cheong@phoenix.kobe-u.ac.jp
Tel: +81-78-803 – 6709
Graduate School of Law, 2-1 Rokko-dai-cho, Nada-ku,
Kobe City, 657-8501, JAPAN