PROSPECTUS 2016

Graduate School of Law
School of Law
THE CONSTITUTION OF JAPANNovember 3, 1946
PREFACE
We, the Japanese people, acting through our duly elected
representatives in the National Diet, determined that we shallsecure for ourselves and our posterity the fruits of peacefulcooperation with all nations and the blessings of liberty
throughout this land, and resolved that never again shall we
be visited with the horrors of war through the action of
government, do proclaim that sovereign power resides withthe people and do firmly establish this Constitution.
Government is a sacred trust of the people, the authority forwhich is derived from the people, the powers of which are
exercised by the representatives of the people, and the benefitsof which are enjoyed by the people. This is a universal
principle of mankind upon which this Constitution is founded.
We reject and revoke all constitutions, laws ordinances, andrescripts in conflict herewith. We, the Japanese people, desire
peace for all time and are deeply conscious of the high ideals
controlling human relationship and we have determined topreserve our security and existence, trusting in the justice andfaith of the peace-loving peoples of the world. We desire tooccupy an honored place in an international society striving
for the preservation of peace, and the banishment of tyranny
and slavery, oppression and intolerance for all time from theearth. We recognize that all peoples of the world have theright to live in peace, free from fear and want. We believe thatno nation is responsible to itself alone, but that laws ofpolitical morality are universal; and that obedience to suchlaws is incumbent upon all nations who would sustain theirown sovereignty and justify their sovereign relationship withother nations. We, the Japanese people, pledge our national
honor to accomplish these high ideals and purposes with all
our resources.

NAGOYA UNIVERSITY

Nagoya University

Graduate School & School of Law
Contents
Message from the Dean.................................................................. 1
Nagoya University, Graduate School & School of Law..................... 2
Overview of the School of Law (Uundergraduate programs).......... 5
Overview of the Graduate School of Law (Graduate programs)......10
Opening Up Internationally – the road to Asian Legal Networking....15
Students of the World Unite!...........................................................16
The Book Stops Here! – Library and computer facilities.................18
Mi casa Su casa – Information for international students................19
Application & Admission for International Students........................24
Faculty Members 2016....................................................................26
Contact Addresses & Campus Map................................................28

University Calendar
The academic year at Nagoya University commences on April 1 and ends on March 31 of the following year for April Admission.
In case of October Admission, the academic year commences on October 1 and ends on September 30 of the following year.
The academic year is divided into the spring term and autumn term: Spring Term: April 1 – September 30
Autumn Term: October 1 – March 31 of the following year
Entrance Ceremony for April Admission Students: April 5
University Anniversary: May 1
End of Spring Term-Exam: July 25 – August 5
Summer Break: August 8 – September 30
Entrance Ceremony for October Admission Students: October 5
End of Autumn Term-Exam: January 30 – February 10
Commencement for October Admission Students: September 28
Winter Break: December 28 – January 7
Commencement for April Admission Students: March 27

Toyoda Auditorium of Nagoya University

Message from the Dean
Aiming for the traditio of knowledge in Asia
The world one hundred years ago was embroiled in the First World War which saw the emergence of “total war,”something different to previous wars between states. Now, looking at the terrorist attacks in Paris in 2015, we can surmise that we are entering an era of wars on a new and different dimension.
What is the significance of studying law and politics in such a new era? Let us look for clues in the history of words.
As is well known, the etymology of the word “politics” comes from the Ancient Greek word “polis” which means “citystate”. Similarly, if we study the history of law arrive at “Roman law” which in Latin is rendered as “ius civile.” “Civile”
is the adjective form of the noun “civitas” which means “city-state”. In this way, both politics and law derive from theAncient Greek and Roman idea of the “city-state”.
It is said that our current 21st Century is the era of globalization but it is important for us to grasp that the problems
that are occurring on a worldwide scale are “civil” problems. In other words, fundamentally, globalization means theworld as a whole becoming the same “domestic-level” for all. With this, it is important that we resolve our problems ina “civil” manner and not through force of arms. In this way, we must reaffirm the meaning of the word “civilization.”
As you can see from this brochure, we have a diverse range of staff, numbering over fifty members, and over onethousand undergraduate and postgraduate students, of whom 15% are overseas students. On this campus you will
fully appreciate the merits of small-group education. If you encounter any difficulties we, the teaching staff, will be
there to support you. In 2016 the CALE building, located in front of the Law School, will open up to provide a space forcultural exchange in addition to research.
I truly hope that you will all find your student life at the Nagoya University School of Law a profitable one, and thatyou will also have a wonderful time living in Nagoya.
March 2016

Mitsuki Ishii
Dean
Graduate School and School of Law
Nagoya University

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Nagoya University
Graduate School & School of Law
Nagoya University
Nagoya University was founded in 1871, when the medical
school and a hospital were established on the site of a local
feudal council building in Nagoya. In April 1939, the University
received its charter as Japan’s seventh Imperial University.
After 1949, in the comprehensive post-war reform of thenation’s educational system, Nagoya University was given aleadership role in the Chubu region. It has since grown into
one of the foremost national universities in Japan. In April
2004, Nagoya University was reformed as a “National
University Corporation”. This transition to National University
Corporation status has made it possible to manage theUniversity under the strong leadership of the President
founded upon university-wide consensus while still continuing to respect the independence and unique features of eachschool and department.
Currently, Nagoya University consists of nine undergraduate schools, fourteen graduate schools, three research institutes and nineteen inter-departmental education and research
centers [1], one of which is the Center for Asian Legal
Assistance (CALE) established by the School of Law in March
2001. The student population consists of approximately
10,187 undergraduates [2] and 6,252 graduate students,
including 2,079 International students from 108 countries andregions[3]. The total population of academic staff is 1,677, andadministrative and technical staff and school teachers at affiliated junior and high schools number 3,806[4].
The main campus for Nagoya University is located in
Higashiyama, a residential area in Nagoya City. The city itself
ranks fourth in size among Japan’s metropolitan areas, with apopulation of over two million. Nagoya, as the capital of Aichi
Prefecture, is the cultural, political and economic center of
the Chubu region, a region especially famous for its industrial
production in ceramics, textiles, and automobiles.
[1]	Detailed information on Nagoya University is available on theWorld Wide Web at http://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/about_nu/admin/sch/index.html[2]	As of May 2015 (This figure does not include non-degree
research students and auditors.)[3] As of May 2015
[4] As of May 2015

Graduate School of Law & School of Law
1948 Establishment of School Law
The School of Law was originally established as a department within the School of Law and Economics in 1948 soonafter the end of the Second World War. It acquired its present status as an independent school offering 12 courses
within a National University in 1950, following after the law
faculties at the National Universities of Tokyo, Kyoto, Tohoku,
and Kyushu. Being a rather young institution, it had an advantage in terms of facing the challenges posed by contemporary developments. In 1989, the School, facing modernizationof the traditional system of study, introduced a new curriculum and was remodeled to consolidate the 21 courses into
two Departments with seven main courses. In 1997, the two

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departments were integrated into one Department of Law
and Political Science with eight main courses. This departmental reorganization was aimed at modernizing the subjectsof instruction, improving graduate tuition, and promoting systematic and cooperative research and education. The School
is now among the most prominent of its kind in Japan withan excellent reputation for its legal education and research.

1999 Graduate School Initiative
From April 1999 the School of Law adopted further curricular changes, expanding the graduate program as a whole, andplacing a new emphasis on graduate studies within theschool. This reform was implemented as a response to societal need for specialist training and skills, as identified by
Monbu-kagaku-sho (the Japanese Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science & Technology: MEXT). In practicalterms, the School expanded its graduate intake and added
further education options in the disciplines of law and politics.
These new options were also designed to address the needsof international students from overseas, especially fromcountries in Asia, with rapidly developing legal systems.
Courses were established to help all graduate students in thepraxis of research and writing, and courses given by guest
lecturers from the Bar Association and the business world
were also set-up.

1999 Personnel Development Program
Contributing to Asian Legal Assistance,developing Training the Next Generation of
Top Asian Legalists: from Self-reliance to
Networking
In 1999 the Graduate School of Law (GSL) opened theEnglish language-based taught LL.M. (Comparative Law)
Program in Law and Political Science as part of the project of
the Asian technical legal assistance initiated by our school.
This program, aiming at human resources development inlegal fields in Asian countries, provides education and training
to those personnel faced with the task of building institutions
necessary for the transition to a market-oriented model ofgovernment and regulation, a democratic system of politics
and a civil society governed by the rule of law. In 2006, theLaw Faculty launched an initiative for “legal education
through classes taught through Japanese”, along with theexisting program in legal education taught through English, as
described above. These programs have been integrated into
a comparative law program, titled “Personnel Development
Program Contributing to Asian Legal Assistance”.
In accordance with the rapid development of Asian societies, in 2012 the above program has been reviewed andrestructured under the concept of “Training the Next
Generation of Top Asian Legalists: from Self-reliance to
Networking”. This program aims at training a future generation of Asian leaders in law and politics who can contribute tonation building and regional development through the construction and sustainment of legal systems and the provision

of education in law and politics. This program is offering 15
MEXT Scholarship seats to competent candidates especiallyfrom Asian countries.

through Japanese. The centers are located at Tashkent State
Institute of Law in Uzbekistan (2005), the National Universityof Mongolia School of Law (2006), Hanoi Law University,
Vietnam (2007), the Royal University of Law and Economics,Cam­bodia (2008) and Ho Chi Minh City University of Law,
Vietnam (2012). One dimension of the project for the ‘Longterm education of legal specialists proficient in Japanese’ isthe establishment of the previously mentioned ‘Legal education through classes taught through Japanese’ in the LL.M.
(Com­parative Law) Program, which gives graduates of CJLs achance to be educated at the Graduate School of Law. The
aim is to train, in a continuous and systematic manner, specialists who can understand Japanese law in Japanese.

Academic Guidance for LL.M International Students (Oct. 2015)
ISS Students after finishing Prof. Mathew Wilson’s lecture of “International Negotiations”

2004  Towards a New Style of Legal
Graduate – ‘Nagoya University Law School(NULS)’All those involved in the teaching and study of law in Japan
were profoundly affected by the reorganization of legal education in accordance with the ongoing restructuring ofJapan’s judicial system. Together with a number of other law
faculties in Japan, in April 2004, the Graduate School of Law
established a so-called ‘Nagoya University Law School(NULS).’ It is a post-graduate vocational program of legal education and training. Its completion is a basic requirement for
taking the new National Bar Examination of Japan. As a key
university in the central area of Japan, NULS provides a program aiming at nurturing future legal professionals ofJapanese law who possess a wide international awarenessand perspective enabling them to contribute to a free andharmonious society. The program admits not only law graduates but students from a wide range of academic and social
backgrounds. The various existing academic programs of the
Graduate School of Law have been adjusted to this new situation.

2005 Nagoya University Research and
Education Center for Japanese Law (CJL)The School of Law has developed the project for the“Long-term education of legal specialists proficient inJapanese” through the establishment of the Nagoya
University Research and Education Center for Japanese Law(CJL) in the five overseas partner universities. In these CJLs
up to 20 undergraduate students enrolled in each partner university are selected and taught Japanese with the goal ofreaching Level 1 or 2 in the Japanese Proficiency Test by thetime they graduate. They are also educated in Japanese law

2011 Global 30 International Program:
Bringing Nagoya University to the World –English-based taught undergraduate
program
In July 2009 Nagoya University was selected as one of theCore Universities for Internationalization (Global 30) in Japan.
The objective of the Global 30 is to strengthen the international competiveness of Japanese higher education and tooffer an education at a standard that will appeal to overseas
students from all over the world. It also aims to create highly
educated individuals who can be active internationally by providing an environment where Japanese students work side
by side with overseas students. To realize the goal of the
Global 30 in the field of social sciences, our School and the
School of Economics jointly take the initiative to offer an“International Social Sciences Program”, in cooperation with
the School of Informatics and Sciences. The students
enrolled in this program will be able to pursue their studies
entirely in English and to graduate in at least four years.

2012 CAMPUS ASIA Project shared training
in legal and political awareness – Formationof East Asia ‘Jus Commune’ (common law)
To engage with globalization in the 21st Century, Japan,
Korea and China have made educating “global professionals”
a shared theme, resulting in the establishment of theCampus Asia Project based on the agreements between
prestigious universities in China, Korea and Japan made in
2012. The project aims at educating “courageous intellectuals” with a “spirit of challenge” capable of overriding stereo-

3typed views in the areas of law and politics. It also seeks theeducation of “advanced global professionals” who can operate globally through their communication abilities in foreign
languages. Through the promotion of shared education at thefaculties of law, economics, and humanities in universities inJapan, Korea, and China, the program aims to educate, mainly at undergraduate level, students who can be active as
future legal professionals, researchers, public officials internationally, nationally or locally, or company people, in each of
the three countries or in the wider Asian region. The participating universities exchange legal information in East Asia,
together with working toward forming theories on Asian law
and assistance for legal infrastructural development, as wellas establishing common standards for jurist training and law
school education.

2012 Leading Graduate School:
Cross-Border Legal Institution Design
Program
Titled “Cross-Border Legal Institution Design” Program,the Leading Graduate School scheme initiated by MEXT
(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology) was set up at the Graduate School of Law in2012. The objective of the Program is to produce professionals who have a strong interest in Asia and can design institutions for cross-border transplantation. The students will learn
how to offer innovative yet highly practical solutions based on
flexible perspectives for understanding and comparing
diverse societies. Students will also attain knowledge andappropriate skills in organizing and managing teams of professionals from diverse cultures using effective communicativeskills. They will also develop their problem analysis, organizational, integrated and social management skills and conflict
resolution skills. To achieve this, the Program has created a
new five-year-long curriculum taught in English combining
masters and doctorate.

cation skills of the students.

2014 Myanmar, Laos and Indonesia / Japan
Legal Research Centers for Asian Law Studies
GSL and CALE have taken the initiative to establish overseas Japan Legal Research Centers (of Nagoya University) incollaboration with the law faculties of our academic partner
universities: Yangon University in Myanmar, the National
University of Laos and Gadiah Mada University in Indonesia.
The aim of the centers is to disseminate Japanese legal information and information on the laws of the host country so as
to act as hubs collecting and sharing legal information. A further aim is to operate as points of liaison for joint research
between these partner universities and Nagoya University.

2014 ASCI (Asian Satellite Campus
Institution) LL.D (Comparative Law)
Program in Law and Political Science
The Nagoya University Graduate School of Law, through
ASCI’s main office in Japan and its satellite campuses in participating Asian countries, offers The Transnational Doctoral
Program for Leading Professionals in Asian Countries. The
program is conducted in English, primarily through distanceeducation technology, and is currently open to qualified applicants from Vietnam, Cambodia, Mongolia, and Uzbekistan,with negotiation underway to establish campuses in a number of other countries. The Transnational Doctoral Program is
tailored to meet the needs of officials currently working in thelegislative, administrative, and judicial sectors, as well as university faculty in the fields of law and political science. Allapplicants must hold an LL.M. degree from a recognizedinstitution and demonstrate that they can conduct doctorallevel studies in English. Admitted candidates will carry out
their research and dissertation work in their home countries,
while continuing to fulfill their official work related duties.

2013 CAMPUS ASEAN Project
The Campus ASEAN Program, specifically known as the“Training a New Generation of Leaders in International
Cooperation for the Development of the ASEAN Region”
Program, was launched in 2012 jointly by the Graduate
School of Law, Graduate School of International
Development, School of Economics, CALE, and International
Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education (ICCAE) of
Nagoya University. Nagoya University and the seven overseas partner universities in Cambodia, Indonesia, thePhilippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, has subsequently formed an eight-university consortium to implement
this program. The universities together also develop a curriculum that combines English-medium coursework with fieldwork or internships at private enterprises, government agencies or international organizations. Short-term and long-term
exchanges of students among the eight partner universities
are organized regularly to nurture the intercultural communi-

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ASCI program, intensive academic seminars at Higashiyama campus (2016)

Overview of the School of Law(Uundergraduate programs)
Student Enrollment

Four Year Program structure and Progression

Approximately 150 students are admitted to the School of
Law each year. Currently 738 students are enrolled in theundergraduate program at this faculty. With a full time academic staff of 54, these numbers compare favorably to thelarge classes at most other Japanese law faculties and help
assure a hospitable environment conducive to learning. The
school maintains a special admission system at the undergraduate level for overseas returnees. Each year, between
five and ten such students are admitted, with an additional
five to ten being admitted directly as third-year transfer students. These special admissions rules, designed to enhancethe diversity of our academic environment, and to address
trends in social diversification and internationalization, haveattracted much attention throughout the country.

Students in the School of Law take a variety of subjects
over the course of four years. These can be broadly categorized as the “Subjects in Liberal Arts and Sciences” university-wide and the “Subjects in the School of Law”. (Refer tothe “Table of Subject Categories”, given below.)

Objectives of the School of Law
The School of Law pursues the following educational
objectives;• Foster comprehensive knowledge in law, political scienceand other fields, deemed to be required for functioning in a
global society;• Cultivate the ability to make informed decisions based on abroad perspective;• Nurture the ability to make appropriate decisions and value
judgments.
As modern society grows ever more complex and the values that underpin it continue to evolve, a wide range of problems have emerged that have proven difficult to resolve.
Against this backdrop, students at the School of Law are
expected to develop the knowledge base and abilities
described in these educational objectives.

Undergraduate Curriculum
Curriculum in General Courses Conducted inJapanese
The School of Law provides a comprehensive four-year
curriculum since 2004 which offers courses in several specialized subjects as well as common basic subjects from thefirst academic year. Free selection of courses is permittedwith a view to increasing intellectual engagement and selfreliance among our undergraduates. The curriculum alsooffers students opportunities to benefit from the more immediate guidance of faculty members through a large selectionof small-group seminar courses. Common basic seminars areoffered to first year students, while advanced seminars in certain specialisms are open to students from second to fourthyear. Students attached to a particular seminar are supervised
by a faculty member. Each seminar is made up of an averageof ten students, sometimes including graduate and international students, along with the staff supervisor. This small
community is quite active not only with class work but also instudy tours to courts, prisons and business companies.

Grade Assessment
Since 2012, our School has employed a GPA system ;(1) Performance is assessed using five grades: S (100.90), A(89.80), B (79.70), C (69.60), and F (59 and below). With
the exception of F, which corresponds to a fail, all grades
indicate a pass assessment. There are some courses forwhich the above five-step grading system is deemed
unsuitable. In this case, assessment will be made interms of pass/fail.
(2) The Grade Point Average (GPA) System is based on thefollowing principles.
GPA is calculated using the formula below.
(4 × S credits) + (3 × A credits) + (2 × B credits) + (1 × C credits)
S credits + A credits + B credits + C credits + F credits

Degree Requirements
To obtain the degree of Bachelor of Laws, students
enrolled in the School of Law must take a total of 132 credits
or more and adhere to the subject categories outlined below.
Subject Type
Courses inSpecialized
FieldsCourses not
Related toSpecialized
FieldsCourse Categories

Subjects
in Schoolof LawSpecialized Courses

Subjects
in Liberal
Arts and
Sciences

First Year Seminar

Credits Required

Subtotal

Overall
Total

96
credits132
credits

82–84 credits(Including 0–20
credits in Related
Specialized Courses
4 credits

Basic Courses in Humanities andSocial Sciences

8–10 credits

Basis Courses in Natural Sciences

16–18 credits

Liberal Education Courses in
Humanities and Social Sciences36
credits

Liberal Education Courses inInterdisciplinary Fields
Health and Sports Science
Open Courses
Language and Culture

18–20 credits

Table of Subject Categories

Internship
The School of Law encourages internships. This involves
doing work-experience in central and local governments,
companies, legal offices, judicial offices and internationalorganizations. This is useful for understanding how law andpolitics operates in actual society. Furthermore, it helps
reveal to students their own aptitudes so that they canchoose better their future path. Since 2001, preempting all
the other faculties, we have recognized internships as a formal subject and have allocated credits to it.

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There are in total approximately 9,361 graduates, as of
May 2015. Many of these are engaged in various fields, suchas the judiciary, national and local government, private business, research, education and journalism. Most of them are
employed, as part of a long tradition of graduates, in privatecompanies, industry, finance, communications, journalism
and a huge variety of other areas. Those who wish to enter
the judiciary as lawyers, judges or public prosecutors go on tofurther studies in the Nagoya University Law School.
Furthermore, a third of Nagoya University graduates havebecome public officials. Not so many but a small number ofgraduates continue to pursue their research in the graduate
programs to enter the world of academia.

Comparative Legal and Political Studies
Course – Peer Support Initiative (PSI)
A Peer Support Initiative (PSI) course has been opened in
2006, targeting Japanese students wishing to study in cooperation with overseas students and to experience training
abroad. The goal of the course is to promote and develop
future human networks worldwide. This accredited course,
was initially scheduled to run for four years under the
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, andTechnology (MEXT) project for “Promoting Interna­tion­aliza­tion in University Education”. After seven years of experience, this course has gained popularity among Japanese law
students. This course provides an opportunity for Japaneseand overseas students to consult with each other, create
study plans to learn about the society, culture, law and politics of each other’s country, and based on these study plans,
carry out cooperative study and research in joint study groups
made up of both students. Advisors for this course include
academic staff from both Nagoya University and overseas
partner universities, as well as graduates from Nagoya
University currently active overseas. The achievements madeby the groups are evaluated and credits are allocated to thestudents accordingly. Languages to be used in the course are
Japanese, English, and where deemed appropriate, the languages of the respective overseas students and advisors.

Thailand, Myanmer and Japan PSI-1 Japanese calligraphy

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Peer Support Initiative Conceptual Diagram
Partner Institution(Overseas)

Partner Institution(Overseas)

Partner Institution(Overseas)
Overseeing
entire project

NagoyaUniversity
Graduate, Active
Overseas

Project Manager

Academic
AdvisorJoint StudyGroup

Joint StudyGroup

Joint StudyGroup

Joint StudyGroup

General Courses Conducted in Japanesefor Undergraduates(Courses available change from year to year.)
Class
year

CreditContemporary Politics and Administration in Japan

1

2

Contemporary Judiciary in Japan1

2

Modern Japanese Politics and Diplomacy

12Contemporary Japanese Diplomacy & International Relations

1

2

Legal and Political Thought

12Constitutional Law I (Basic Principles and Elements of Government)

1

4Constitutional Law II (Human Rights and Constitutional Litigation)

2

4Comparative Constitution

3/4

2

Administrative Law I (General Principles)34Administrative Law II (Law of Administrative Remedies)32Administrative Law III (Law of Principal Administrative Fields)

44

Law on Local Self-Administration

3/4

4

Tax Law

3/4

4

General Principles of International Law (Basic Structure of International Law)2

4

Details of International Law I

3/4

2

Details of International Law II

3/4

2

International Organization Law

3/4

2

Civil Code I (General Principles)

1

4

Civil Code II (Property)

2

Civil Code III (Contract)2

4

Civil Code IV (Torts)

2

2

Civil Code V (Family Law)

3/4

4

Labor Law

3/4

4Intellectual Property Law

3/4

4Social Security Law

3/4

4

Civil Procedure

34

Bankruptcy

3/4

4

Commercial Law I (Commercial Transactions)3

4

Commercial Law II (Corporate Structure)2

4

Economic Law

3/4

2

International Private Law

3/42

Criminal Law I (General Principles)2

4

Subject

4

Criminal Law II (Definition of Specific Crimes)

2

Criminal Procedure

3

4

History of Legal Thought I

2

2

4

History of Legal Thought II2

2

Philosophy of Law

3/4

4

History of Legal Science22Western Legal History

2

4

Japanese Legal History

2

4

Roman Law

3/4

2

Asian Legal History

3/4

2

Russian Law

3/4

4

French Law

3/4

2

German Law

3/4

2

Chinese Law

3/4

4Comparative Study of Legal Culture I

4

2

Comparative Study of Legal Culture II

42

Sociology of Law

3/4

2

Legal Informatics I

2

2

Legal Informatics II2

2

Legal Informatics III

2–4

2

Legal Informatics IV

2–4

2Political Theory

2

4

Governmental Process

34

History of Western Political Thought

3

4

History of Asian Political Thought

3

4Western Political History

3/4

4

Classyear

CreditJapanese Political History I

2

2

Japanese Political History I -II

2

2

Comparative Politics I

2–4

2

Comparative Politics II

2–4

2Comparative Politics III

2–4

2Mass Communication and Politics

3–4

2

Subject

International Politics

3

4

History of International Politics

2

4

Public Administration

2

4

Local Administration

3/4

4

Political Area Studies I

2–4

2Political Area Studies II

2–4

2Political Area Studies III

2–4

2

Gender and Politics

3/4

2

Metrical Politics

2–4

2

Modern Public Policy

3/4

2

Environmental Law

3/4

2

Legislation and Policy Study

3/4

2Special Issues (Gender and Law)

3/4

2Special Issues (Reading Foreign Materials I)

1–4

2Special Issues (Reading Foreign Materials II)

1–4

2

Special Issues (Legal Practice)

3/4

2Special Issues (Studies on Contemporary Media)

2–4

2Special Issues (Comparative Legal and Political Studies I)

2–4

2Special Issues (Comparative Legal and Political Studies II)

3/4

2

Special Issues (Comparative Legal and Political Studies III)

3/4

1

Special Issues (Application of Commercial Law I)

3/4

2

Special Issues (Application of Commercial Law II)

3/4

2

Special Issues (International Negotiation)

3/4

2

Special Issues (Introduction to Academic Writing)

2–4

2Special Issues (Basic practice on Civil Law)

4

2Special Issues (Law in a Changing Society)3/42

Special Issues (Korean Law)

3/4

4Special Issues (Law and Practice of Casualty Insurance)

3/4

2

Special Issues (Introduction to Chinese Law and Politics I)

1–4

2

Special Issues (Introduction to Chinese Law and Politics II)

1–4

2

Special Issues (Introduction to Korean Law and Politics I)

1–4

2

Special Issues (Introduction to Korean Law and Politics II)

1–4

2

Special Issues (Comparative Private Law)

3/4

2

Law and Politics Practicals I (Internship)2

2

Law and Politics Practicals II (Internship)

3

2

Seminar I

2

4

Seminar II

3

Seminar III

4

Thesis4
4
12

The Global 30 International Social Sciences
Program conducted in English
The Global 30 International Social Sciences Program has
been offered from October 2011. It includes the fundamental
disciplines of political science, law, economics, businessadministration and information science. Students are expected to acquire analytical skills, critical thinking skills and a highethical awareness, such as are needed for the pursuit ofknowledge across disciplines.
The curriculum in this G30 International Social Sciences
Program covers comparative studies of Asian societies, corporate theory, international negotiation, international law,development economics, economic integration, global management as well as environmental issues. In addition toknowledge in a global context, the program emphasizes thestudy of the political, legal and economic systems of modern
Japan.
Upon selecting their major, students can receive specificguidance from professors in their chosen discipline and are
expected to conduct research for their individual graduation
thesis under the supervision of their school’s professors.

Teaching Politics in the Global 30 Program- A prolific and a highly rewarding experience
Dr Selen A. Ercan
Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science in G30
Program from University of Canberra, Institute forGovernance and Policy Analysis (The third from the left)

During the Summer Semester 2015, I have had the privilege ofteaching two courses in the G30 Program at the Nagoya University,
Graduate School of Law: Comparative European Politics, andTheory and Practice of Deliberative Democracy. This was certainly
one of the most rewarding academic experiences I have had so far.
Both classes I taught were composed of international students
from all around the world who were very eager to learn, discussand compare their experiences. I think, overall the G30 programprovides an excellent context for students to think comparatively
and internationally, and to learn not only from the lecturer but also
from each other. I found the class discussions to be very prolificand intellectually stimulating. I would recommend studying in the
G30 Program of the Nagoya University to anyone! During my visit, I
also participated in a democracy workshop, which brought together
many key Japanese scholars working on similar theoretical andpractical questions. I was also part of a research group that met regularly to discuss joint paper ideas. At the university, one of my regular stops was the International Student Office. My impression isthat this Office is the first and the last stop of many international
students and staff. It is composed of staff who tirelessly put theirhearts into their work and do everything they can do to enrich one’s
experience of Japan and Japanese culture. Thinking back on mytime on the campus, one other place that comes to my mind is theuniversity library. The library was my favorite place to work; I spentvery productive hours thinking, writing and reading in those small
cubicles on the fourth floor overlooking the city of Nagoya. It was
my first time in Japan, and first exposure to Japanese culture. I
think Japan resembles a gentle flower that opens itself up slowly toreveal its unique beauty. The longer one stays, the more one seesof this flower. I have been to many different places in the world sofar, both to live and work, but nothing can beat the special experience I had in Japan! Sincere thanks to Professor Tetsuki Tamura
and the Graduate School of Law for inviting me to teach in this very
exciting and rewarding program.

Global 30 students with Dr Selen A. Ercan (the third from the right)

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G30 International Social Sciences Subjects 2015
No

Compulsory/
Elective

LectureNumber
Department of Credits

Subjects

Year

No

Compulsory/
Elective

Subjects

LectureNumber
Department of Credits

Yearelective

Special Problems (Quantitative Analysis in the Social
Sciences)Law

2

3 or 41elective

Japanese for Social Science I (E)

Law

2

2

2

elective

Japanese for Social Science II (E)

Law

2

2

3

elective

Japanese for Social Science III (E)

Law

2

2

48

electiveLaw

3

4 or 44elective

Political Systems (E)

Law

2

1

Special Problems (Quantitative Analysis in the Social
Sciences II)

5elective

Contemporary Japanese Politics (E)

Law

2

1

49

elective

Law

2

2–4

6

elective

Contemporary Japanese Diplomacy (E)

Law

2

1

Special Problems (International Law and Critical Legal
Studies)

7

elective

Political Science (E)

Law

2

2

50

elective

Special Problems (Comparative Private Law)

Law

2

2–4

8

elective

Reading Political Documents (E)

Law

2

2

51

elective

Special Problems (IR Theories and East Asian Community
Building)

Law

2

1–4

9

elective

International Politics (E)Law

23 or 452

elective

Special Problems (International Relations in East Asia)

Law

2

1–4

10

elective

Public Administration (E)Law

23 or 453

elective

Special Problems (Introduction to Law and Society in Japan)

Law

2

1–4

11

elective

International Environment, Politics and Diplomacy (E)SIS

23 or 454

elective

Special Problems (Introduction to Contract Law in Japan)

Law

2

1–4

12

elective

Comparative European Politics (E)Law

23 or 455

elective

Special Problems (Law and Politics in South Asian Countries)

Law

2

1–4

13

elective

Politics in Asia (E)

Law

2

2

56

elective

Special Problems (Research Visits)

Law

1

1–4

14

elective

Political Thoughts (E)Law

23 or 457

elective

Thesis

Law

12

15

elective

Environmental Politics (E)SIS

23 or 458

elective

Introductory Microeconomics I (E)Economics

2

1 or 216elective

Japanese Legal System (E)

Law

2

1

59

elective

Introductory Microeconomics II (E)Economics

2

1 or 217elective

Introduction to Law (E)

Law

2

1

Economics

2

18elective

International Nagotiation (E)Law

23 or 461

elective

Introductory Macroeconomics II (E)Economics

2

1 or 219elective

Introduction to International Economic Law (E)Law

23 or 462

elective

Introductory Econometrics I (E)Economics

2

1 or 220

elective

Reading Legal Documents (E)

Law

2

2

63

elective

Introductory Econometrics II (E)Economics

2

1 or 221

elective

Comparative Constitution (E)Law

23 or 464elective

Introductory Management I (E)Economics

2

1 or 222

elective

Comparative Law I (Anglo-American) (E)Law

23 or 465

elective

Introductory Management II (E)Economics

2

1 or 223

elective

Comparative Law II (Continental) (E)Law

23 or 466

elective

Introductory Review on Economics (E)Economics

2

1 or 224

elective

Comparative Law III (Regime-Changing) (E)Law

23 or 467

elective

Introductory Review on Management (E)Economics

2

1 or 225

elective

Contemporary Japanese Law I (E)

Law

2

2

68

elective

Public Policy (E)Economics

2

3

26

elective

Contemporary Japanese Law II (E)Law

23 or 469

elective

Development Economics (E)Economics

2

3 or 427

elective

Peer Support Initiative I

Law

23 or 470

elective

Economic Integration (E)Economics

2

3 or 428

elective

Peer Support Initiative IILaw

23 or 471

elective

Information Literacy and Computers (E)

SIS

2

2

29

elective

Peer Support Initiative III

Law

1

3 or 472

elective

Creative Networking (E)

SIS

2

2

30

elective

Summer Seminar (E)

Law

2

2

73

elective

Information Design (E)

SIS

2

3

31

elective

Internship I

Law

2

2–3

74

elective

Education in Japan (E)Education

2

2

32

elective

Internship II

Law

2

3–4

75

elective

Education in the World (E)Education

2

2

33

elective

Preliminary Seminar A (E)

Law

2

1

76

elective

Human Development in Modern Society (E)Education

2

3

34

elective

Preliminary Seminar B (E)

Law

2

1

77

elective

Education in Modern Society (E)Education2

3 or 435

elective

Seminar IA

Law

2

2

78

elective

Introductory History of Economic Theories I (E)Economics

2

1 or 236elective

Seminar IB

Law

2

2

79

elective

Introductory History of Economic Theories II (E)Economics

2

1 or 237

elective

Seminar IIA

Law

2

3

80

elective

Introductory Practical Management I (E)Economics

2

1 or 238

elective

Seminar IIB

Law

2

3

81

elective

Introductory Practical Management II (E)Economics

2

1 or 239

elective

Seminar IIIA

Law

2

4

82

elective

Introductory Accounting I (E)Economics

2

1 or 240

elective

Seminar IIIB

Law

2

4

83

elective

Introductory Accounting II (E)Economics

2

1 or 241elective

Special Problems (How to Train the Legal Profession)

Law

2

2

84

elective

Introductory Economic History I (E)Economics

2

1 or 242elective

Special Problems (Good Governance vs. Corruption)

Law

2

2

85

elective

Introductory Economic History II (E)Economics

2

1 or 243

elective

Special Problems (Post-Cold War Security Issues)Law

2

3 or 444

elective

Special Problems (Introduction to International Commercial
Arbitration)Law

2

3 or 445

elective

Special Problems (Case Study of International Commercial
Arbitration)Law

2

3 or 4

elective

Special Problems (Basic Readings on Japanese Law andSociety)

Law

2

4

46

47

60

86

elective

elective

Introductory Macroeconomics I (E)Applied Microeconomics (E)Economics

1 or 22

3 or 487

elective

Applied Macroeconomics (E)Economics

2

3 or 488

elective

Urban Economics (E)Economics

2

89elective

Production/Logistics (E)Economics

2

3 or 4

Notes “SIS” is an abbreviation of the “School of Informatics and Science”.

Stepping forward to my dream in Nagoya University
Mr. KIM MINSUNG

3rd Year of School of Law, G30 International Program from Korea

Owing to my father who works at a Japanese company, I have lived in Japan’s friendly atmosphere fromsince I was young. It made me have a deep interest in Japan and I wanted to learn more about the country by
studying there. Given this background, Nagoya University came to me like a destiny. I found that in the school
there is the G30 program for international students where I can study in Japan in English and also learn
Japanese. In particular, my dream is to work as a Japan-Korea legal cooperation officer, and with Nagoya
University as the only one among the G30 universities which provides a major law program within its academic fame, I unquestioningly chose Nagoya University. By studying many different fields here, including law,economics and political science, I am fulfilling my joy of learning. Also in Nagoya University, I am availing ofopportunities for many valuable experiences. G30 students are from all over the world, so studying here andinteracting with my classmates help me broad my view. I gained an interest in Southeast Asia, and attended
the ASEAN Community Nagoya as vice president of academic affairs as an extra curriculum activity. Also, I
had an internship in a local law firm and attended the Campus Asia Program, (program for legal exchange
between Japan-Korea-China). I am having wonderful experiences that I can only have at Nagoya University
and preparing for my future. By studying in Nagoya University and having many valuable experiences here, I
believe I am stepping forward to my dream.

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Study trip to OKAYA&CO.,ltd in Nagoya port (Aug. 2015)

Campus Asia Program: Studying On
Campus in East Asia
Objectives
As mentioned above, Japan, China and Korea havelaunched a shared educational program of educating “courageous intellectuals” with a “spirit of challenge” and training“advanced global professionals”, who can be active globallyas future legal professionals in academia, in domestic andinternational public sectors, or in business through their communication abilities in foreign languages.

Outline of the program
The program promotes a shared and common educational
program at undergraduate level at faculties of law, economics, and humanities in the prestigious universities in Korea,
China and Japan including our university. The students participating in this program are selected at the end of their firstyear. Those students will then follow a common curriculum inthe second and third year.
In the first semester of the second year, the preparatory
work for each country entails the enhancement of Englishlanguage ability and the attainment of beginner’s level in
Chinese or Korean, in conjunction with training in the politicaland legal systems of one’s own country.
In the second semester of the second year and in the thirdyear, students will study overseas at one of the member universities and will take common classes. As a core curriculum,
there will be (1) introductory classes in the law and politics ofeach country, (2) classes dealing with comparative law andpolitics, (3) 12 credits in language subjects specializing inareas in social science. As well as that, there will be recognition for attendance in classes conducted in English at each of
the universities.
Overall five students at our school are sent to universities
in China and five students to universities in Korea, making a
total of ten students. Five students from universities in China
and five from universities in Korea, making a total of ten students, are accepted by our School.
A system has been created to enable the mutual recognition of credits between the participating universities. The program is centered around the education of undergraduates,
but partial participation in programs is admitted to law school
graduate students and other graduate student. This offers
opportunities for exchanges with graduate level students.
For details, visit the following site:
http://www.law.nagoya-u.ac.jp/project/en/Asia/index.html

Living the Life of My Dreams in Japan
Ms. Kimp Yustisiana Dewinta Hermawan

2nd Year of School of Law, Campus ASEAN Exchange Programfrom Indonesia“The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life ofyour dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey.
Many people have lived their dreams which made me wonder,when would be my turn?
Studying abroad especially in Japan was my dream from highschool and it was indeed beyond my imagination.
During my life as an overseas student, I have gotten to learn anabundance of knowledge, exchange ideas and perspectives,
encounter new friends from all over the world, enjoy various activities and events held by the university, as well as attend a lot of
insightful seminars. Aside from my academic life as a law student, I
took an intensive Japanese course, joined a homestay program,participated in many activities as a volunteer, such as being a supporter in an English camp, English session in an elementary school,
and much more. In short, I could describe Nagoya University as aplace where you can focus on your study while at the same time,
you can also have fun.
6 months isn’t enough time to explore all parts of Japan.
Nevertheless, I’m very honored and grateful for being able to study
at the School of Law, Nagoya University, to experience Japaneselife and most importantly, to be given opportunity to live my
dreams. Last but not least, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Campus ASEAN Program, and the Japanese
Government who granted me the JASSO Scholarship, and not toforget all of my new friends, especially my Japanese friends who
have helped me throughout my life in Japan.

Enjoying with Japanese traditional dress ‘KIMONO’

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Overview of the Graduate School of
Law (Graduate programs)
Master’s Programs
LL.M. (Comparative Law) Program in Law and Political
ScienceThis program, which includes English-taught classes andJapanese-taught classes, aims to further the education ofoverseas legal professionals, policymakers, civil servants andlegal educators. Coming mainly from Asian countries, graduates from this program are expected in the future to contribute their services to their home country. Successful students
are granted the degree of Master of Laws (Comparative
Law). (Refer to page 3.)• English-taught classes
The English-taught LL.M. (Comparative Law) Program waslaunched in 1999. The program is two years in length. The
curriculum requires both the completion of coursework andthe preparation of a thesis.
• Japanese-taught classes
This program commenced in October of 2007, in cooperation
with the Nagoya University Research and the Education Center
for Japanese Law established in the four partner institutionsin Asia. The program is two years in length, and the curriculum parallels that of the English-taught stream, requiring boththe preparation of the completion of coursework and a thesis.
LL.M. (Modern Law) in Law and Politics (in Japanese)
Originally established for the further education of legal andcorporate professionals, this Japanese-taught two-year
degree program is open to overseas as well as home students.
LL.M. (Laws) for Academics – Researcher programThis Japanese-taught degree program comprises the firststage of study in the faculty’s longest standing Doctoral program in Law and Political Science. The program is primarily
aimed at those intending to pursue an academic career within
Japan. A special entrance examination for non-Japanese students is administered, consisting of a written examination in
Japanese, an English language test as appropriate to theapplicant’s field of study, and an oral examination in
Japanese. The written examination covers the applicant’s
main intended area of study and more general knowledge ofJapanese law, international public law, or political science,
according to the applicant’s study field.

LL.D. (Modern Law) in Law and Politics
This program is primarily designed for those working as
experts in the administrative, political, legal, or businessworld while studying toward the degree. Admission to thisprogram is independent of and does not follow from the
LL.M. (Modern Law) Program.
LL.D. (Laws) for Academics – Researcher programThis is the companion course to the LL.M. researcher program, suitable for applicants with native-level Japanese ability
who intend to pursue academic careers with a strong continuing connection with Japan or relation to Japanese law.
Upon successful completion of a Master’s thesis and after
passing the special entrance examination for non-Japanese
students, an overseas student in this program may proceed
to the final stage of study toward the LL.D. degree.
Leading Graduate School: Cross-Border Legal
Institution Design – five-year-long curriculum in English
combining master and doctorate
We have launched the Program for the Leading Graduate
School* with the aim of producing leaders who can movefreely around the world, can be active in the context of international transitions and changes in systems, such as in assistance projects, can design institutions for cross-border transplantation, can combine the skills involved in accurately
analyzing social problems in a comparative manner anddesign systems, with communication and management skills
so as to ensure cooperation with professionals from othersectors and cultures. The students will learn how to offer
innovative yet highly practical solutions operating from flexible perspectives for understanding and comparing diverse
societies. Students will also learn how to organize and manage teams of professionals from diverse cultures using effective communicative skills.
*The Program for Leading Graduate Schools is a project run by the Japanese
MEXT’s Japan Society for the Promotion of Science with the aim of creating
graduate education programs and transcendent of specialist fields. It combines top level teachers from Japan and abroad, involving industry, academia,
and government sectors, so as train high-achieving students who can be
active global leaders.

Doctoral Programs
LL.D. (Comparative Law) Program in Law and Political
ScienceThis program with English as the main medium of researchand instruction is designed for overseas students from a variety of backgrounds in law and political science, who havecompleted a Master’s program and have demonstrated ability
in the academic and practical study of law or politics. The thesis, which is the core part of the degree of the Doctor ofLaws (Comparative Law), should contribute to the resolutionof theoretical and practical issues faced by legal and politicalsystems that are shifting to a market-oriented model or onother related areas.

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Mock Trial in the course of the “Japanese Judiciary Institutions” (Oct. 2015)

Nagoya University Law School (NULS): Program for
Legal Practice (open in 2004)
The aim of the program is to educate and train future legal
professionals of practicing lawyers, public prosecutors andjudges in Japan. The completion of the program shall fulfill
the requirements for sitting the new National Bar
Examination. This program admits students from various
backgrounds. The duration of the program is in principle three
years, while one year will be waived for those who alreadypossess a certain level of legal knowledge.

Student Enrollment at theGraduate School of Law
As of May 2015, there are 89 master’s students and 50
doctoral students, along with 139 NULS law students. This
includes 131 international students from countries such as,
China, Korea, Taiwan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Mongolia,
Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkey,
Hungary, Poland, France and Madagascar.

Academic Calendar
The academic year runs from April 1 until March 31 of thefollowing year. It is divided into the spring term starting in
April 1 and ending in September 30, which is followed by theautumn term starting in October 1 and ending on March 31of the following year.
In the case of the Comparative Law Program with its
October admission, the academic year runs from October 1
to September 30 of the following year.

Outline of Master’s Program
Degree Requirements for Masters
In order to acquire a masters degree, a student must enroll
in one of the master’s programs for at least two years, earn aminimum of thirty academic credits, write a master’s thesis
under the supervision of his/her main supervisor and pass anoral defense. Each graduate program has its own additional
requirements in accordance with its specific objective forobtaining a degree*.

Japan: a never-ending discovery
Mr. Nikolay Bakalov

1st Year of LL.M. (Comparative Law) program from Bulgaria(the first from the left)

My study in the Master Program at Nagoya University is probably
one of the most interesting and fascinating experiences in my life.
The international programs of the Graduate School of Law of
Nagoya University offer a variety of interesting classes, designed tomeet the needs of the international students. At the same time,
many of the classes focus on the Japanese legal system and institutions, and provide knowledge that is virtually impossible to obtainoutside Japan. In my opinion by learning about Japanese law, international students do not just come to understand another legal system; they start to look at the legal system of their own countries
from another perspective.
However what I value most in Nagoya University is its friendly
and academic atmosphere. The professors do not just teach law,they teach the students how to research, write and think as an academic. I would say that they represent the true meaning of theword sensei.
To come to Japan has been one of my dreams and now that it
has become true I can say that Japan is even more beautiful andcharming than I imagined. Living in Japan is not something you caneasily describe with words, you have to experience it and once you
do, you will never forget it. So, come to Nagoya to discover Japan.

* The LL.M. (Comparative Law) Program requires students to take a minimum of 30 credits, including 10 credits from the compulsory subjects:
Special Research I & II, Academic Writing I. Students may also take credits
from intensive lectures and seminars given by visiting academics and professionals. Some courses offered by the Department of the International
Cooperation Studies (DICOS) of the Graduate School of International
Development (GSID) at Nagoya University are also counted towards credits
necessary for fulfilling credit requirements. A maximum of 10 credits may betaken from courses offered by other graduate schools and undergraduate
courses with approval from the Graduate School of Law Council.

Courses
Regular courses are conducted in lecture and seminar formats. In seminars, students are expected to prepare a topic
and present their findings to colleagues and faculty. Grades

With the Supreme Court Judge Ohashi Masaharu in Tokyo at study trip (Jan. 2016)11

are assessed mainly from presentations and in class discussions.
Note: Almost all courses outside of the LL.M. (Comparative
Law) Program are conducted in Japanese.

Master’s Thesis

My family

Let’s Build the Future Together
Ms. Dilfuza ABULKHASAN

2nd Year of LL.M. (Comparative Law, JDS) program from Uzbekistan

Internship

After participating in a short training program in Hiroshima in 2013,
I had dreamt of bringing my family to Japan. As many mothers do, I
wanted to share all the beauty of Japan’s nature, the kindness of its
people, and the unique culture of the country with my children. I was
impressed by every sightseeing spot in Japan and told my friends
over and over that someday I will come back to these places with myfamily.
Believe me, dreams come true, you just have to want it reallystrongly! After the long and tough examinations for the Japan
Development Scholarship Program I was accepted to study in Japan.
It came as a big surprise to me and my family!
Coming back to student life after 15 years since graduation was areal challenge for me, but friendly and supportive academic staff,
along with resourceful and helpful library staff made things easier,and made my life as an academic more rewarding. I learn a lot fromthe highly intelligent professors at Nagoya University: with every lecture and seminar, and every study tour I gain deeper knowledge of
the Japanese legal system. This knowledge and experience will contribute to the best practices in the future of my country.
Moreover, my Japanese friends helped me to show my kids mostof Japan: we have visited historical sites, participated in cultural festivals, and experienced traditional holidays with host families. Life inJapan has definitely changed my children’s outlook: they havebecome more independent, more mature, and most importantly
more open-minded. They are now studying hard at schools here; they
have a lot of Japanese and foreign friends; and certainly they arelearning about different cultures in this friendly city of Nagoya. Everytime we talk, all three of them share their future plans at length withme and their father. We are thankful for this opportunity. I am gratefulfor this chance of becoming a role model for my kids again. I value
each moment of my life in Japan, as I know for sure that these
moments give me and my family the lifetime memories. These memories will undoubtedly become a threshold for the better future of myfamily’s and my country’s next generation.

Our Faculty encourages an internship program which
involves work-experience in the legal department of companies, legal offices, judicial offices, and international organizations. LLM (Modern Law) and NULS recognizes internships
as a formal subject and allocates credits to it. For international
students enrolled in the English-taught program, an internshipprogram is offered as an option and involves research at thelegal departments of the six enterprises affiliated to the
Toyota Group Company, including Toyota Motor Corporation.

Enjoying skiing at Norikura (the third from the right)

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Students select a topic of interest in an area of law or political science and then conduct research on an independentbasis under the supervision of their main supervisor. Fromthe beginning of a master’s program, there are technicalcourses for developing research methods and writing skills.
At the end of the first year, students are required to submit athesis progress report. The submission deadline of the thesis
is ordinarily the second year of December 25. Students in the
October entry submit their master’s thesis by June 25.

Outline of Doctoral Program
General Degree Requirements – Doctor of Laws,
Doctor of Laws (Modern Law) and Doctor of Laws
(Comparative Law)
A doctoral degree will be awarded to students who haveenrolled in one of the doctoral programs at the Graduate
School of Law, conducted research for three years or more
under the supervision of an academic advisor, submitted an
acceptable dissertation, and passed an oral defense. While
there are no course requirements, a doctoral student may
take courses and obtain credits.

Independent Research Under Mentor andDoctoral Dissertation
Students should conduct independently their doctoral
research under the supervision of their advisors, in close
coordination with the schedule for academic writing. In
November of their first and the second year, they must makea mid-term presentation once a year. During the third year,
before submission of the dissertation, a doctoral candidate
must make a public oral presentation of the dissertation. The
student is required to submit the final draft of the dissertation
to the faculty preliminary examination committee at somestage, which is to be decided in conjunction with the mainsupervisor. Based on the judgment of the preliminary examination committee, the Graduate School of Law Council will
make a final decision as to whether to award the doctoral
degree.

Courses taught through English language Offered in the LL.M. (Comparative Law ) Program 2016
Subject

Course title

CreditInstructor (professors)

Targeted students / Term offered

Academic Writing I [Compulsory]

Legal research and writing I

2Frank Bennett

M1 / Autumn term

Academic Writing II

Legal research and writing II

2Frank Bennett

M1 / Spring term

Academic Writing III

Legal research and writing III

2

Frank Bennett

M1 / Autumn term

Professional Studies in Contemporary Legal Disciplines

Comparative Property Law

2Frank Bennett

M1&M2 / Spring term

Comparative Studies in Jurisprudence I

The Law and its Personnel

2

Morigiwa Yasutomo

M1&M2 / Spring term

Comparative Studies in Jurisprudence II

Uses of the Public Sphere: good practice vs.
corruption

2

Morigiwa Yasutomo

M1&M2 / Autumn term

Comparative Studies in Constitutional Law

Outline of Modern Constitution

2

Ohkohchi Minori

M1&M2 / Spring term

Comparative Studies in Administrative Law

Introduction to Administrative Law

2Inaba Kazumasa

M1&M2 / Autumn term

Professional Studies in International Law

Introduction to International Law

2

Yamagata Hideo (GSID)

M1&M2 / Spring term

Development and Issues on Law on International
Professional Studies in International Human Rights Law I Human Rights - the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights

2

Maeda Naoko (Kyoto Women’s University)

M1&M2 / intensive course

Professional Studies in International Human Rights Law
IISeminar on Human Rights and Refugee Law

2

Obata Kaoru

M1&M2 / Autumn term

Professional Studies in International Economic Law I

Studies in Law on WTO

2

Professional Studies in International Economic Law II

Problems of International Economic Law

2Mizushima Tomonori

M1&M2 / Spring term

Special Lecture and Seminar (Studies in Comparative pri- Introduction to International Commercial
vate law I
Arbitration

2

Giorgio Fabio Colombo

M1&M2 / Spring term

Special Lecture and Seminar (Studies in Comparative pri- Case Study of International Commercial
vate law II
Arbitration

2

Giorgio Fabio Colombo

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

M1&M2 / Spring term

Special Lecture and Seminar (Fundamental Studies in
Comparative private law B

International Commercial contracts

2

Giorgio Fabio Colombo

M1&M2 / Autumn term

Comparative Studies in Civil Law I

Contract Law

2

Kagayama Shigeru (Meiji-gakuin University)

M1&M2 / intensive course

Comparative Studies in Civil Law II

Comparative Considerations of Tort Law

2

Kagayama Shigeru (Meiji-gakuin University)

M1&M2 / intensive course

Comparative Studies in Criminal Law

Development of national criminal law under the
influence of foreign and international law

2

Takayama Kanako (Kyoto University)

M1 / intensive course

Comparative Studies in Judicial System

Introduction to the Civil Justice System

2

Nakamura Yoshitaka (Meiji-gakuin University)

M1&M2 / intensive course

Comparative Studies in Business Law I

Corporate Law I

2

Ueda Junko (Kyusyu University)

M1&M2 / intensive course /Biennial opening of a course /Open for 2016

Comparative Studies in Business Law II

Corporate Law II

2

Comparative Studies in Politics I

Modernization of Japan

2

Masuda Tomoko

M1&M2 / Autumn term

Comparative Studies in Politics II

Japanese Diplomacy and International Politics

2

Miura Satoshi

M1&M2 / Spring term

2

Ushiro Fusao

M1&M2 / Autumn term

Comparative Studies in Public Administration

M1&M2 / Spring term

M1&M2 / intensive course /Biennial opening of a course /Not open for 2016

M1&M2 / Biennial opening of acourse / Not open for 2016

Comparative Studies in Political Thought

History of political theories

2

Special Research I [Compulsory]

Tutorials

4

Each supervisor (main advisor)

M1 / One-year

Special Research II [Compulsory]

Tutorials

4

Each supervisor (main advisor)

M2 / One-year

Special Lecture and Seminar III (Business law andpractices)

Corporate Legal Practices

1

Special Lecture and SeminarWorkshop on International Negotiation

2

Frank Bennett

Special Lecture and Seminar

Japanese Judicial Institutions

2

Ogawa Akitsuyu,Hayakawa Hisashi ,Oda Chiaki and Yamaguchi Keiji
M1 / Autumn term
(Attorneys from Aichi Bar Association)

Special Lecture and Seminar

Structure of Japanese Law

2

Matsuo You

M1&M2 / Spring term

Special Lecture and Seminar

Japanese Law and Society

2

HARADA Ayako

Autumn term

Special Lecture and Seminar

Introduction to Private International Law

2Special Lecture and Seminar

International Environmental Law

2

Takamura Yukari (Graduate School of Environmental Studies)

Spring term

Special Lecture and Seminar

Introduction to the Japanese Litigation

2

Honma Yasunori ( Waseda University)

Intensive course

Special Lecture and Seminar

Peer Support Initiative (Comparative Law and
Politics Seminars I)

2

Kato Tetsuri

Autumn term

Special Lecture and Seminar

Peer Support Initiative (Comparative Law and
Politics Seminars II)

2

Kato Tetsuri

Spring term

Special Lecture and Seminar

Peer Support Initiative (Comparative Law and
Politics Seminars III)1

Kato Tetsuri

Intensive course / Spring term

Special Lecture and Seminar

Intellectual Property Law

2

Suzuki Masabumi

Spring term

Not open for 2016
M1&M2 / Autumn term

M1 / Autumn term /Not open for 2016

Note:
Begins in April 1, 2016 and ends in March 31, 2017
* Spring Term (spring term): April 1 – September 30 / Autumn Term (autumn term): October 1 – March 31* One course for two credits holds 15 classes (90 minutes each).
* One intensive course holds 15 classes (90 minutes per class) for 3–4 days.
* GSID indicates ‘Graduate School of International Development’ of Nagoya University

The LL.D. (Comparative Law) Program in Law and
Political Science
This Program conducted mainly in English has its own specific objectives and hence its own particular features as given
below.
Features of the LL.D. (Comparative Law) Program• Critical Discussion Sessions (CDS): It is a basic principle ofstudy at the doctoral level that candidates must go beyond
the precise delivery of their own conclusions, however correct, and develop the ability to appraise and benefit fromthe research of others. Doctoral candidates are expected
to exercise these skills in CDS set up on a regular basis;• Research Management Skills Training Program: Training in
the essential processes of research management, development of an overall ability and skills to carry out a continuous

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informative research system through managing research
projects from the planning stage to the evaluation stage.
These skills must be learned thoroughly during the program,with a view to enhancing the research environment in thecandidate’s country of origin;• Internship/Apprenticeship Program: This is aimed towards
a more thorough understanding of the Japanese legal andpolitical systems. Candidates will have an opportunity toexperience Japanese private and public administration firsthand to acquire an active and realistic understanding of thesystem through internship arrangements.

Leading Graduate Program has its own uniquecurriculum

Making the Right decision to Study At GSL,
Nagoya University
Mr. Adjepong Eric Kwarteng

1st Year of LL.M., Leading Graduate Program from Ghana

Moving to the Graduate school of law in Nagoya University was
not an action guided by instinct or just a mere happening. It was athoroughly planned activity. Prior to my decision to study at GSL
Nagoya University, I was in my final year of my BA studies at the
University of Tsukuba, where I got enormous help and support
from the academic staff, administration and the entire university
community. These experiences made me want to explore otherfamous and prestigious universities in Japan for my further legal
education, which would be impossible to obtain in only theJapanese language because my ability was rather poor and I was
not financially apt to try elsewhere in the so-called developed or
English-speaking World.
However, after many deliberations on financial assistance, university location, the quality of legal education and Japanese language training, employability, peace and security, and of course
studying with English as the medium of communication, I made myfinal decision to apply to Nagoya University.
Moving to Nagoya after spending three years in Tsukuba was notentirely easy, although it was not as tough it as when I first arrived
in Japan and in Tsukuba.
Notwithstanding this, due to the generous support and tirelessassistance from Mr. Yamamoto in the Leading Graduate School
office, Prof. Okuda and Prof. Matsuura and the help from my
Jehovah’s Witnesses Friends and family here in Nagoya, I am morethan happy to be in the best city in the world.
Currently, I am enjoying my academic life in Nagoya University
due to its vibrantly flourishing city setting and serene environment
coupled with the financial support from Nagoya University and thegenuinely sincere and open-minded professors. I have no regrets
about my decision to choose this place.

The Program has created a new five-year-long curriculum
conducted through English combining masters and doctorate.
The master course involves classes, including core curriculum classes. About half of the intake of students (10 eachyear) will be overseas students. There are usually annual
overseas internships or overseas training, which develop students’ ability to cope in practical environments. Furthermore,
students select one Asian language for study.
The doctorate course offers an opportunity to strengthen
research and organizational abilities through invitations toteachers overseas in response to student areas of interestand “On-demand practicals” for research guidance, as wellas through small-scale international research conferences.
Furthermore, using the human network Nagoya University
has built up in its connections with other Asian countries andsupport institutions, and through on-hand mentoring and constant communication with assistance projects, an environment is created where research and learning can occur.
Those who complete the course can expect to be active as
specialists overseas in line with their research skills. It is alsopresumed that they will be active in the management sections of internationally expanding companies, in the operations of legal assistance, in the planning of international assistance organizations, and in overseas governments andinternational institutions.
This Program accepted its first students in October 2012
(Autumn entry). The top new students receive a monthly
training subsidy. For details, visit the site of:
http://www.law.nagoya-u.ac.jp/project/en/Leading/index.html

Leading Graduate Program - joint symposium (3, Nov. 2015)
Project Management (Oct. 2015)

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Students of the World Unite!
As we enter the 21st Century, people are becoming more
conscious of their global connections. In the Graduate School
and School of Law, we have currently 190 international students from 33 different countries (as of October 2015).
Scholastic exchanges with overseas partner universities are
an important element in the education of our students andthe enhancement of our scholarships. The number ofJapanese students of our School spending time studying
abroad at the partner universities overseas has been increasing. Each year, overseas partner universities also send a number of short-term exchange students under the Nagoya
University Program for Academic Exchange (NUPACE).

Along with the individual-level study abroad program, our
School is active in offering both inbound and outboundexchange students various study tours. Our one-week study
tour to overseas partner institutions, which began in 2000
has taken law students to Mongolia, China, Vietnam,
Uzbekistan, Cambodia, Austria, Taiwan, Laos, Ho Chi Minh
City Vietnam, Paris France, Poland in 2008 and London &Essex in UK in 2010.
In 2001 the International University Exchange (IUE)
Seminar was set up as a pioneering exchange activity in our
university to bring outside exchange students to our Schoolfor two weeks. In that year 13 students from the Royal

Study trip to National Diet in Tokyo (Jan. 2016)

A course of “Japanese Judiciary Institutions” (Jan. 2016)

Overseas students enrolled in Graduate School of Law & School of Law (as of Oct. 2015)
Graduate
Program(Academics)

Graduate
Program(Modern Law)

Comparative Law Program(conducted mainly in English)
April Entry

Master Doctor Master Doctor
China

1

Korea

1

Taiwan28Master Doctor
1

Transnational
MasterDoctoral
Leading
Programs

1

2
1

1

Cambodia1

1

Mongolia
Laos1Doctor
Leading

MasterEnglish1

4

Graduate

Under­
graduate

1

1

3

16

4

2

1

CampusAsia / Asean Program
Special Special Research
Graduate Undergraduate
Student
Student

1

8
4

2

9

4

1

6

6

1

1

9

2

NUPACE
Exchange
Student

ECIS
JapaneseTrainees

3

4

48

4

1

14

1

20

1

1

2

7

1

21

1

20

1

14

1

Myanmar

3

4

4

USA

3

3

Argentina

1

UK

1

1

1

Italy

1

India

1

1

1

Indonesia

1Ethiopia

1

1Australia

1
1

Ghana

2

3

1

1

Canada1

Singapore

1

1
1

Switzerland

3

Sri Lanka

3

1

1

Slovak1

Thailand1

Germany

1

1

1

2

1

6

1

1

Turkey1

Hungary1

11Bangladesh

1Brazil1

FranceBulgaria

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

2

1

Poland1

Malaysia

2

1
0

4

10

0

7

Total

1

1
2

1

Exchange
Student

2

1
5

1

G30

PrivateMasterDoctorJapanese111VietnamResearch
Student

Oct Entry

1

Uzbekistan

Undergraduate

7

4

9

1
5

33

21

14

8

14

2
7

18

5

10

2

12

0

190

*From 33 Countiries

16University of Law and Economics (RULE), Cambodia, wereinvited to the IUE Seminar. The seminar’s theme was“Understanding the Japanese Legal System & Its Role inLegal Assistance to Cambodia”. In 2005, the second IUE
Seminar sponsored by ACCU (the Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre
for UNESCO) was held with 15 students from RULE
Cambodia, the National University of Laos and Ho Chi Minh
City University of Law, Vietnam. In the same year, nine students from RULE, Tashkent State Institute of Law,
Uzbekistan and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Law,
Vietnam were invited to the JASMIN IUE Seminar, sponsored by JASSO, the Mizuho International Association andNagoya University. In 2007, our School organized the fourth
IUE Seminar with financial support from the CALE Fund, inviting the students from the University of World Economy and
Diplomacy, Uzbekistan, the Soochow University School ofLaw, Taiwan and the Royal University of Cambodia (RULE).
The IUE Seminar at our School has been continued anddeveloped to be an official curriculum of both programs of
the Global 30 International Social Sciences Program and theCampus Asia Program, in strong cooperation with the overseas partner institutions of Seoul University, Sungkyunkwan
University in Korea, Renmin University of China, Tsinghua
University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, andTamasaat University in Thailand. The IUE provides studentsof the Global 30 and the students from these partner universities with opportunities to discover and experience student
life in Japan, to interact with students from other Asian countries, to brush up international sense and to create international networks with the study mates of IUE.
These students exchange programs result in the promotionof exchanges among students from partner universities andour law students.
As shown above, our School has become active in enhancing the level and intensity of international exchange. With theaim of taking advantage of these opportunities for cross-cultural exchange, the School of Law Volunteers (SOLV) was set
up as a student association in 1999. SOLV is an outreachorganization, helping international students adjust to life at
Nagoya University and building up relationships between
international students and Japanese students. SOLV activities range from hosting cross-cultural parties, holding study
groups to learn more about the international students’ homecountries, offering assistance in coordinating School of Law
International Student Exchange activities such as our annual
ski trip.

Ms. Srun Chhun Voleak (right) and Ms. Chea Seavmey from Cambodia

A message from a student
Ms. Srun Chhun Voleak

1st Year of LL.M. (Comparative Law, JDS) program from Cambodia

After being in Nagoya for four months, I am fully satisfied withthe facilities that the Nagoya University offers. I have been provided
a supervisor who will administer my master thesis and guide me
academically all the time. On top of that the foreign student supervisor is very helpful and support-ive, someone to whom I can go to
consult with for both private life and academic life issues.
Meanwhile, there are various supports from the lecturers and thecampus staff which have contrib-uted much to making me feel
comfortable. Interestingly, the campus has arranged a number ofschool trips from which we can acquire an abundance of knowledge and get to know more about the unique culture of Japan.
The course work was designed to give an opportunity to the students to participate, share their knowledge and experiences, andmake new international friends. What’s more, attending classes
helps to ensure that each student will be confident in doing presentations and producing their master thesis in the last year of the program.
Besides the rich academic life here, I find that Nagoya is verysafe place to be. The residents here are very kind and friendly. Even
though we can’t communicate well due to the language barrier, thelocal people manage to help us somehow, usually by giving us
directions to certain places. Since restaurants, convenient storesand grocery stores are very approachable and accessible, I can saythat I have a great time living in this city.

Wearing her national dress in welcome party (the third from the right, Nov. 2015)
Farewell party for international students organaized by SOLV (Sep. 2015)

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The Book Stops Here!
– Library and computer facilities
Our Law Faculty Library

Nagoya University Library

Our Law Faculty Library, which is located inside the Law
School building, contains approximately 247,497 volumes,
including some 102,430 in foreign languages. (An additional
940 Japanese issued periodicals and 100 foreign periodicals
in the field of Law and Political Science are available at the
Nagoya University Library.) The Law Faculty Library, alongwith other satellite collections within the University, is covered by the university-wide OPAC (Online Public Access
Catalog) system and, for older books, the comprehensive
card catalog housed in the Nagoya University Library.

The Nagoya University Library (NUL) processes all librarymaterials and maintains the unified catalog of all books in theuniversity. It also offers circulation and reference services,
including inter-library loans, photocopying, and computerbased information retrieval. In the Library building there areapproximately 3,272,188 volumes of books, 2,254 journal
titles and 30,880 electronic journal titles which are accessible
via the internet from within the University’s network domain.
All library materials are accessible on open shelving except
for special collections and microform materials. Circulation is
managed by an ID card system and book detection system.
For language education and other educational and research
purposes, the Library has access to satellite TV channels,
including CNN news, CCTVa, and KBSa. There are 1,000
reading desks in the open-stack area. A large group study
space, seminar rooms, an information corner, and an audiovisual room are also provided.
The Library is open from 8:45 to 22:00, Monday throughFriday, and from 8:45 to 17:00 on Saturday, Sunday andnational holidays. The library is closed on certain days forstack maintenance. Admission to the facilities and borrowing
are controlled through the ID card issued to students andmembers of academic staff. The Library website is the central access point for electronic materials, which are a a particularly important resource for students working with non-Japanese materials. Refer to the NUL website: http://www.nul.nagoya-u.ac.jp/ index_e.html)

University Network
Internet access is available to students of the University
through a University-wide wireless network, which extends
to student study carrels in the Graduate School of Law.
Elsewhere on campus, open-access terminals for limited
use are available in the Law Faculty Library and the Nagoya
University Library, and PC terminals are available in a
Computer Room in the Graduate School of Law, where printing facilities are also available with the use of rechargeable
copy cards that can be purchased on campus.

Lexis/Nexis Legal Database
The Graduate School of Law carries an institutional subscription to the Lexis/Nexis online legal database service,
under which both undergraduate and postgraduate students
may apply for access. No fee is charged to the student. Lexis
training is provided in the first year through the required subject Academic Writing I.

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Mi casa Su casa
– Information for international students
Educational Assistance & Extra Curricular
Activities
Peer tutoring
All international students are eligible to receive tutoring by
a Japanese graduate or undergraduate student in theJapanese language or in their field of study for a total of 90
hours, for the first year from the time of enrolment in our
School. Home students who support an overseas classmate
as a tutor receive a modest allowance from the University inrecognition of their contribution. Information about tutoringarrangements will be made to supervising professors, who inturn should inform their supervisees.

Advising and Consultation Services
Academic Advisor
Every international student enrolled in the Graduate Schoolof Law is assigned an academic advisor. The role of the academic advisor is to supervise the research and study of his or
her students during tutorial meetings and to provide generalacademic guidance.
Consultation Services for International Students
The University provides counseling and guidance to help
students deal with problems they may face. The University
Students’ Counseling Office offers advice on general matters. The International Student Advising Office (ISA) of
Nagoya University gives international students advice on general matters related to study, research and daily life. On topof this, there are foreign student advisors attached to eachfaculty in the University, who provide support to international
students on a daily basis in specific matters such as enrolment, study, and research at each faculty.
Extra Curricular Activities
There are various extracurricular exchange activities forinternational students at the Graduate School of Law. Every
year, a field study trip is organized to give international students an opportunity to have better understanding ofJapanese legal system, history, culture and natural beauty ofJapan: a trip to the Hiroshima Atomic Memorial Museum, to
the Tokyo Supreme Court and National Diet, the Nagasaki
Atomic Memorial Museum, to the Chirun Peace Museum,
which displays articles left by the “Kamikaze Suicide Squad”
and some historical places in Kagoshima prefecture, toOkinawa, to learn about the horrific history in this region
through a visit to the Okinawa Prefectual Peace Memorial
Museum and to the religious place of “Koyasan” to know
deeply Japanese history and culture.
The GSL International Students Exchange Ski Training
Program has been held every year since 1999 in February to
the north of Aichi Prefecture. It is very popular among ouroverseas students. Students can also freely use the sports
facilities at the University. Information on the use of theindoor pool and tennis courts can be obtained from the
University web-site (in Japanese only); http:// www.htc.nagoya-u.ac.jp/.

We can be “greedy” while studying here.
Mr. WANG Yaomin

2nd Year of LL.M. (Comparative Law) Program from China

After a few years of work, I gradually realize the necessity of further education. Luckily, the JDS program provides an opportunity
for me to make up for long-lost learning time at the Graduate
School of Law (GSL) of Nagoya University. The GSL of Nagoya
University provides courses both in English and Japanese. The
courses cover contents from legal philosophy to contemporary legal
disciplines, from conceptual overviews to field visits, and from special instruction to multinational student discussion.
Apart from the courses, we are given the chance to acquire academic writing skills and enjoy the full support of our supervisors.
We have guest speakers from all over the world annually, and we
can freely join the ones that we are personally interested in. The
Japanese courses and the tutor system are amazing. I have personally taken the courses and can tell from experience that even if you
are starting Japanese studies from zero, you can pass N1 after one
year.
In addition, visits to courts, the public prosecutor’s office, thepolice office, law firms, and the prison gave us the chance for indepth understanding of the sense of rules and regulations inJapanese society. Thanks to the field trips, we also learned about
the importance of energy structure, steel recycling, and the precise
management and control of logistics. Not only did we study, butalso felt the gentle breeze at the Kurobe dam, enjoyed cuisine at
the famous temple in Koya town, enjoyed a peaceful moment
under the maple trees in Inuyama, and skied in Norikura.
As is said in the movie Roman Holiday: “you can either travel orread, but either your body or soul must be on the way”. There aremany programs to support your studies in Japan. While here, let’s
make great memories!

Lunch with staffs of KYOEI CO & ltd at study trip. (Nov. 2016)19

Language Studies
Japanese Language Studies
The Education Center for International Students of Nagoya
University (ECIS) offers the following courses in Japanese
language free of charge. (Refer to the ECIS website: http://
www. ecis.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/japanese/gaiyo.html)

1. University-Wide Japanese Language Program
University-Wide Japanese Language Programs are open to
all international students, including non-degree students,
researchers and faculty members of Nagoya University whowant to learn Japanese.
Standard Courses in Japanese/Intensive courses inJapanese
The Standard Courses meet for five 90-minute sessions
every week, and are offered at eight different levels. The
Intensive Courses meet for ten 90-minute sessions every
week, and are offered at four levels. Terms for these courses
are 12 weeks long.
Online Japanese Courses
The course is for those who cannot attend classroom sessions due to time constraints. The materials are distributedon the net. Only those who have access to the campus network, and who can use Japanese on their terminals canenroll in this course. Details can be found on the ECIS website.
Kanji
Kanji classes are for those learners who are unsure about
how to go about overcoming the kanji roadblock by themselves. Learners may enroll in 100, 300, or 1,000 kanji-levelcourses irrespective of their placement in Standard/Intensive
Japanese courses.
Introductory Lectures in Japanese Studies
Introductory Lectures entail beginning level content courses. Issues in Japanese culture, international relations and linguistics are discussed in Japanese mostly in lecture format.
The classes aim at developing Japanese proficiency in addition providing knowledge about Japan, its culture and language. These courses are conducted in Japanese. Students
need to have the proficiency comparable to Level Two certificate (Nihongo Noryoku Shiken).

2. Special Japanese Program
The ECIS offers two other intensive Japanese training
courses for students who hold a Monbukagakusho (MEXT)(embassysponsored and university-sponsored) scholarship.
One course is the Training Course in the Japanese Language
for MEXT Research Students and Teacher Training Students,
which last for half a year. The other is the Training Course inJapanese Language and Culture for MEXT Japanese Studies
Students, which lasts for twelve months. Further details onthese courses are available from the ECIS.
Note: Spoken and written Japanese is the most common medium of expression in both academic studies and everyday life. Students are strongly
encouraged to study Japanese both before and after coming to Japan.

Learning Other Foreign Languages
In addition to Japanese, the Graduate School of Language
and Cultures offers courses in language studies; English,
German, Korean, French, Indonesian, Russian, Chinese,
Spanish, Greek, Latin, Esperanto, Italian, Ainu, andPortuguese. Students and foreign researchers affiliated with
Nagoya University may enroll in these courses free of charge.
Study trip to Kochi Castle (Feb. 2016)

Financial Information
Tuition Costs

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The fees for the academic session in 2015 are as follows(in Japanese Yen);
Entrance exam fee
Undergraduate¥17,000
Postgraduate¥30,000
Research Student ¥9,800
Registration fee
Undergraduate & Postgraduate ¥282,000
Research Student¥84,600
Tuition fee
Undergraduate & Postgraduate (per year) ¥535,800
Research Student (six months)¥178,200(monthly ¥29,700)

Summer party of the Aichi Bar Association (Aug. 2015)Miss
Fee Exemptions
Independently financed undergraduate and graduate students with excellent academic records who are in need offinancial assistance may be considered for a half or fullexemption from tuition fees. However, applicants shouldnote that such exemptions are granted only in exceptional circumstances.

Living Costs in Nagoya
Living in Nagoya is less expensive than in Tokyo, the capital city of Japan. Generally speaking, however, the cost of living in Japan is very high. The current basic cost of living isestimated at about ¥110,000 (Japanese yen) per month for
the Nagoya area (excluding tuition and other school fees).

Scholarships
At present, government and semi-governmental organizations offer the following scholarship programs.

MEXT Scholarship
The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science, and Technology (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) offers ascholarship to international students who wish to study inJapan. At Nagoya University, 411 students are now studying
under the MEXT Scholarship Program and 50 under foreign
government scholarship programs, while 1,618 students are
self-supporting (as of May 1, 2015). Outside of Japan, information concerning the MEXT Scholarship Program may beobtained from any local Japanese Embassy/Consulate.

Ms. Saliltorn Thongmeensuk

1st Year of LL.D., Leading Graduate Program from Thailand

I chose to study in Japan largely due to the fact that, when I studied in Australia, I met many Japanese students, some of whom I
still kept in touch with.
My research found that Nagoya University offered one of thebest international programs in law which would fit my needs and I
feel that I have made the right choice.
I have enjoyed studying at Higashiyama campus very much as
there are a lot of international students around. For this reason, it
has always benefited me to get a different cultural experience, todevelop the ability to thrive in unfamiliar circumstances, to be more
open-minded and thoughtful, and to become more fluent inJapanese and English.
As for the academic life at Nagoya University, I found that theteaching staff have been very helpful and encouraging. I gained indepth feedback on my research from my academic advisors andacquired continual support from the professors. What is more, I
was also given the opportunity to visit some Japanese judicial institutions, including the Supreme Court, the National Diet, the Aichi
Public Prosecutor Office, and the Aichi police headquarter. These
unique experiences have given me an insight into how theJapanese judicial system works in practical terms.
I truly believe that my experience at Nagoya University, Japan,
will be of a great benefit to my future career development in theinternational legal field.

Short-term JASSO Exchange Program
A scholarship for studying at our University as an exchange
student in the NUPACE (Nagoya University Program for
Academic Exchange) is available from the Japan Student
Services Organization (JASSO). The scholarship targets thosestudents enrolled in universities which have concluded academic and students exchange agreements with Nagoya
University. The scholarship may cover the costs of three totwelve months of study. Prospective applicants are advised
to first make enquiries at their home institution concerning
NUPACE and the availability of the JASSO scholarship andother sources of financial aid.

Supporting “Japanese Judiciary Institutions” as TA.

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Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource
Development Scholarship (JDS)The JDS program offers a fully-funded scholarship to applicants from a number of target countries in Asia that arereceiving development assistance from the Japanese
Government. This program was first established under the
initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Governmentof Japan in the 1999-2000 fiscal year. Its objective is to promote human resource development in these countries byoffering opportunities to prospective researchers, government officials, and other persons seen to have the potential
to play leadership roles in their country’s development. The
scholarship covers the full costs of study toward a Master’s
degrees at a Japanese university.
Every year we accept around 10 students under the JDS
program from targeted countries, which include Cambodia,
Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Myanmar, and China. Currently 19 JDS
students (as of October 2015) are enrolled in our Graduate
School. Those who are interested in studying at our School
under the JDS program are advised to contact a local branch
office of the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE),
the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) or aJapanese embassy/consulate.

Financial Aid for Self-supporting Students
Approximately 50 private foundations offer limited financial
assistance to international students currently enrolled in
Nagoya University. However, applicants are advised not torely upon securing such financial aid after arrival, due to thelimited number of such grants and scholarships for international students. Nagoya University itself has no internal financial aid or scholarship funds available. International students
must, therefore, plan to have sufficient funds to cover all
expenses required for studying in Japan at least for their firstyear of study.

accommodation as described below. However, despite ourbest endeavors to ensure all international students obtain
comfortable accommodation, due to the limited number ofplaces available in each housing category, students cannot be
guaranteed their first choice of accommodation in every case.
Applications for the other forms of accommodation given
below (except for private housing) should be made throughthe International Affairs Division of the University administrative office.

University Residences
Nagoya University provides three dormitories for international students: the International Residence Higashiyama (onHigashiyama campus), the Foreign Students House (off campus), the International Ohmeikan House (off campus),International Residence Yamate and the International
Residence Myoken just opened in October 2011 (10 minutes
on foot to Higashiyama Campus). As the number of international students exceeds the capacity available so we can only
provide a limited number of places, mostly to newcomers, fora maximum period of half a year.
(Refer to: http://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/academics/daily-life/ housing)International Student Center
There is another dormitory called the International Student
Center, which was established through the collaboration of
the local governments of Nagoya City and Aichi Prefecture.
Its goal is to accommodate overseas students studying atuniversities in Aichi Prefecture and to promote exchanges
between these students and local residents.

Renting Private Housing
Generally in Nagoya, the monthly rent for an unfurnished,
one bedroom apartment with kitchenette, toilet, and bathranges between 40,000 yen and 60,000 yen for single room,
depending on location, size and amenities. A security deposit
and a key money payment, both of which are approximately
two months’ rent are also required at the time the contract issigned. Since the apartment’s are usually not furnished, students have to purchase all household appliances and utensils
themselves, such as refrigerator, heater, furniture, pots andpans, and cutlery. It should be noted that good quality andinexpensive accommodation is not easily obtained in Nagoya.

Public Housing
Public housing provided by Nagoya City is available forinternational students who wish to live with their families.
The rent is reasonable and has enough space for whole families.

Visit to Osu commercial area (at Osu Kannon Temple) in NAGOYA (Oct. 2015)

Accommodation
New students from abroad are generally accommodated in
one of the university international residences for a maximum
period of half a year, after which they move on to other

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Company Housing
A limited amount of company housing for international students has been made available mostly for single students.

Medical Assistance & Personal Accident
Insurance
Insurance Overview
International students who hold a “College Student” visa
are required to join the “National Health Insurance (JNHI*)”scheme, under which medical treatment can be obtained atabout 30% of the normal charge. Students of Nagoya
University are also required to participate in the “Personal
Accident Insurance Scheme for Students Pursuing Education
and Research”. The premium for this scheme is 950 yen fora one-year policy and 1,700 yen for a two-year policy. The
insurance covers physical injury or damage caused as a resultof sudden and unexpected accidents while engaged in education or research at the university or by accidents that occur
while commuting to one’s school or when in transit between
school facilities.
* Japan National Health Insurance (JNHI)JNHI is a national insurance scheme administered through each local government and funded by participants’ premiums, with subsidies from both thenational and prefecture governments. Premiums vary, depending on suchfactors as the applicant’s annual income and number of dependents.
International students, however, may apply for a reduction of the premium at
the time of application by declaring that they have not received any income
during the previous year. Generally speaking, the premium for international
students is approximately 12,220 yen per year, depending upon the policies
adopted by the local government where the insured resides. The JNHI policy
covers around 70% of the cost of general medical and dental care and hospitalization.

On-campus Medical Assistance
The Health Administration Office on the Nagoya University
campus provides first-contact medical services, such as
health check-ups, psychiatric counseling, health advice, andfirst aid treatment for students, researchers and staff of the
University. In cases that require further treatment, the officewill recommend an appropriate hospital.

Part-Time WorkInternational students wishing work on a part-time basis
are required to apply for permission to participate in activities
which is not included in their visa status. Students working
without this permit, and those who fail to follow the regulations pertaining to the permit, will be fined, and in somecases, deported. The maximum hours of work, where permission has been granted, are 28 hours per week for degreeseeking undergraduate and graduate students, and 14 hours
per week for research students. (In case that research students pursue research on a particular topic under the supervision of their advisors, they will be permitted to work thesame hours as degree- seeking students.) During official university long vacations, all students with permits may work amaximum of 8 hours per day.

Internship as an immersion in Japanesesociety
Mr. Rodrigo Fernando Oliveira Cabeca Neves
2nd Year of LL.M. (Comparative Law) Program from Brazil

Foreigners are usually amazed by the interesting peculiarities ofJapan. This country offers a spectacle of beauty with its cheery
blossoms in spring, fireworks during summer, maple trees in lateautumn and snow (sometimes a lot of it) through out the wintermonths. Besides these characteristics, one cannot forget the diligent commuters with trimmed suits that complete the landscape.
Those people represent the corporate world, which is an importantpart of Japanese society. Therefore, in order to understand Japan ina deeper way, foreigners should also comprehend the life of thesetireless “salary men” and “office ladies.”
The internship program at Nagoya University in partnership with
Toyota Industries Corporation was a good opportunity to grasp this
aspect of Japan. During the challenging internship, I had the chance
to see in practice the ideas of lean manufacturing and management
culture, which seem to affect almost everything in this country. In
addition, I could meet the people behind this system, the office andassembly line workers, and learn from their stories.
This experience in a typical Japanese company helped me not
only to write my thesis, but also to think about my future career
steps. Consequently, I highly recommend foreign students enrolled
in the Graduate School of Law of Nagoya University to take part inprojects such as this internship program in order to make the mostof their stay in Japan.

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Application & Admission forInternational Students
Graduate School of Law
Before You Apply
Since students will receive classes through the language
required in each program and will write a master’s thesis
under the guidance of their supervisors, an adequate level oflanguage and the ability to complete a master’s thesis abouta particular research topic within two years after enrolling in
our Graduate School is required. It is necessary, therefore, in
the recruitment process for the candidate to indicate a concrete research topic that they have in mind for writing their
thesis. This concrete research topic should be indicated inthe ‘Research Plan’ section of the application form.
Candidates should write about the challenges of this topic,
their own awareness it, details about it, and the method to be
used for progressing with the research.
As graduate-level instruction involves direct supervision bya member of academic staff, applications that demonstrate
knowledge of the staff and programs of the Faculty will befavored over those that do not. To help with the specificationof research topics, visit the Faculty page on the website ofour School. Applicants should also pay particular attention to
the supervision burdens of the Faculty in their intended areaof study. Information in regard to this is available in the
Faculty page of our website.
All applicants should be aware that admission to heavily
subscribed areas is particularly competitive.

Master’s Programs
To be eligible for admission to the graduate programs,
applicants are required to satisfy the threshold qualifications*and pass an examination. Each program has its own application requirements and procedures.
* Those who wish to apply for admission to master’s program must, in principle, have completed a 16-year curriculum of school education by March or
October of the year of anticipated enrolment.

Doctoral Programs
Application to the doctoral program requires in most cases
the completion of the master’s program, submission of amaster’s thesis deemed by the Faculty to be of qualifying
level and the successful completion of an oral examination.
Japanese language proficiency is in most cases required forthe doctoral programs. Applicants are reminded that completion of the master’s program at our Graduate School does notconstitute automatic admission to the doctoral program.

Conditions Applicable to Each Program
Each program has its own conditions for application. For
details of specific conditions applicable to each graduate program, contact the Student Affairs Section of the
Administrative Office of our School.

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LL.M. (Comparative Law) Program in Law and Political
Science• English-taught programThis program, with English as the main language, isdesigned for international students, mainly from Asian countries. Entrants are accepted in April and in October*.
For the April entry, applications will be accepted both in
September and in January.
Titled “Training the Next Generation of Top Asian
Legalists: from Self-reliance to Networking”, the Program of
October entry has its own application procedure. (Visit thewebsite of: http://gsl-nagoya-u.net/admissions/llm-applications/)
The selection of students will be made through document
screening and an interview, all of which is conducted in
English.
• Japanese-taught program (October Entry only)
In keeping with the goals set out in the establishment ofthe ‘Legal Education through Japanese classes,’ the targeted
students will be those who have completed over 3 years
study at one of the Nagoya University Research and
Education Center for Japanese Law (See page 3.) and who
have completed their university education in law and politics.
LL.D. (Comparative Law) Program in Law and Political
ScienceThis program, mainly conducted in English, is designed forinternational students who have completed a master’s program in the field of law and politics. This program accepts
entrants in April and in October*.
For the April entry, applications will be accepted in January.
The selection will be made through a master’s thesis examination, documents screening and an interview.
* The October entry for the above programs for Comparative Law Programs
have their own specific application process with a limited number of candidate places reserved for entrants receiving financing from the MEXT
Scholarship. Applicants to these places are restricted to candidates from partner universities of our School that have a close relationship with us throughthe Legal Assistance Project.

Five-year Doctoral Program for Academics• The first stage of a Doctoral Program
Applicants are selected by means of a written examinationin Japanese, an English language test (depending on theapplicant’s major), and an oral examination in Japanese,
which is held at the beginning of February. A written examination is conducted in the applicant’s main area of study and,depending on the applicant’s major, in the legal system ofJapan, public law, or political science. Applications are accepted in early January.
• The second stage of a Doctoral Program
Students of the first stage of the doctoral program mayproceed to its second (final) stage upon successful completion of their master’s thesis written in Japanese and passing
the special entrance examination for non-Japanese students,
which includes an examination of a master’s thesis, a foreignmust take the Examination for Japanese University
Admission for International Students and the relevant undergraduate entrance examination held by the Nagoya
University School of Law.
Information concerning application procedures andentrance examinations can be obtained from:

Welcome Party (Nov. 2015)

language test and an oral examination in Japanese.

LL.M. (Modern Law) Applied Program in Law and
Politics
A special selection for non-Japanese applicants expecting
to conduct studies in Japanese is available in this program.
The special selection is made through document screening, awritten examination and an interview, all in Japanese.
Applications are accepted in September and in January.
LL.D. (Modern Law) Applied Program in Law and
Politics for Professionals
This program is primarily designed for those who are currently working as experts in the administrative, political, legal,or business world and are able to complete the doctoral program while still employed. A special selection for foreign
applicants is not available for this program.
Five-year Leading Graduate Program: Cross-Border
Legal Institution Design
This program is inviting applicants who have an excellent
command of English, have demonstrated academic excellence in law and/or political science in their home jurisdiction,
have a strong interest in Asia, along with objective insights
into diverse cultures and groups, an ability to develop soundresearch proposals and strong motivation to master an Asian
language.
For details, visit the website of: http://www.law.nagoya-u.
ac.jp/project/en/Leading/index.html.s•	Admission Division Student Affairs Department Nagoya University Furocho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-01, Japan
Tel: +81-52-789-2183
General information concerning the ‘Examination for Japanese University
Admission for International Students (EJU)’ can be obtained from theJapanese Embassy or Consulate in the applicant’s country or from the following website:•	The Information Center of the Japan Student Services Organization(JASSO) JASSO website: http://www2.jasso.go.jp/index_e.html

Online Application and Admissions System for
G30 Program
Details of Admissions System for the Undergraduate
International G30 Program at Nagoya University are available on
the website of: http://admissions.g30.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/index.
php?option=com_content&task=view&id=991&Itemid=1302

Research Students
The university offers an irregular student status of “research
student” (kenkyu-sei) who independently pursue the study ofa specific subject in the School and the Graduate School ofLaw, outside of our degree programs. Students who wish to
be associated with the School as research students may consult with the Student Affairs section of the School. In advanceof applying, applicants must obtain the agreement of a faculty
advisor in their field. The application form is downloadablefrom the GSL website: http://gsl.nagoya-u.net/admission/.
Research students are admitted two times each year, in
April and in October, and the number of places is limited
according to available space and the burden on our researchfacilities. Applications are accepted in three rounds, withdeadlines falling on the last working day of June, on the latest working day on or before December 24, and on the lastworking day of February.
Note: This status is most commonly used as a preliminary
step toward sitting a graduate entrance examination.

School of Law
General Program
To be eligible for the undergraduate programs, foreign
applicants must satisfy the threshold qualifications and pass
the entrance examination. A special entrance examination isavailable for self-supporting foreign applicants.
Those who wish to apply for admission to the undergraduate program must have completed or be expecting to complete a 12 year curriculum of school education by March of
the year of anticipated enrolment.
Foreign applicants who plan to study at their own expense

Norikura Ski trip (Dec. 2015)25

Faculty Members 2016
(Graduated schools and awarded degrees, field of specialty and research interest)
Visit the website of GSL “FACULTY” for details: http://gsl-nagoya-u.net/faculty/<Department of Combined Graduate Program>
Assoc. Prof. ARAMI Reiko
LL.B., Tokyo University*Local Government

Assoc. Prof. Frank BENNETT

JD, UCLA School of Law, B.A. from University of California (Berkeley)*Comparative Law (Japan)
Comparative Law (property, secured claims and related aspects ofcivil procedure)

Assoc. Prof. FURUKAWA Nobuhiko
LL.B., the University of Tokyo*Criminal Law
1. The Theory of Criminal Negligence

Assoc. Prof. Giorgio Fabio Colombo
J.D, University “Luigi Bocconi” , Milan
Ph.D., University of Macerata*Comparative Private Law

Prof. HARADA Ayako

LL.D., Kyoto University*Sociology of law
1.	Socio-legal analysis on the current system dealing with children andfamily issues
2.	Comparative study of such system working in Japan and in the
United States

Prof. HAYASHI Shuya

Completed Dr. course work in Kyoto University Graduated School of Law,
LL.D., Kyoto University*Competition Law
1. Competition law and policy
2. Trade regulation law (electricity and telecommunication)

Prof. ICHIHASHI Katsuya

LL.M., Nagoya University*Administrative Law
1. Administrative remedy
2. Law on self-administration of local governments

Prof. ISHII Mitsuki

LL.M., Kyoto University*Legal History (France)
1. History of penal reform in eighteenth-century France
2. Law and society in the time of the French revolution
3. Institutions and royal ritual of the Old Regime

Prof. JIMBO Fumio

LL.M., Nagoya University*Legal History (Japan)
1. Tokugawa Law

Prof. KANEKO Yoshiaki

LL.B., the University of Tokyo*Civil Law

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. Nationalism and Colonialism in East Asia
2. Conceptual History in East Asia

Assoc. Prof. KATO Tetsuri

LL.M., Kyoto University* History of Political Thought (Western)
1.	Philosophical Hermeneutics as a Way to Dialogue between Civilizations
2. Tradition of Western Mysticism
3. Politics and Religion

Prof. KOKUBUN Noriko

LL.B., Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg*Asian Law

Prof. MARUYAMA Emiko

LL.B., Tohoku University*Civil law, Law on Consumer
1. Contract law
2. Consumer protection

Prof. MASUDA Tomoko

LL.D, Nagoya University, M.A. from Aoyama Gakuin University*Political History (Japan)
1. Constitutional Emperor system
2. Ultra nationalism in modern Japan

Assoc. Prof. MATSUDA Takafumi
LL.D., Kobe University*Civil Law

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Assoc. Prof. MATSUNAKA Manabu

LL.M., Osaka University*Corporate Law, Economic Analysis of Law
1. Rule making of takeover regulation
2. Law on equity finance
3. Regulation of control shareholders private benefit

Assoc. Prof. MATSUO You
LL.D., Kyoto University*Jurisprudence

Prof. MIZUSHIMA Tomonori

LL.D., Kyoto University*International public law
1. Jurisdictional Immunity of Foreign States
2. WTO law
3. International investment law

Prof. MIURA Satoshi

M.A., the University of Tokyo*International Relations
1. Global governance
2. International political economy

Assoc. Prof. MIYAKI Yasuhiro
LL.M., Doshisya University*Criminal Procedure
1. Undercover operations

Prof. MOTO Hidenori

LL.D., Nagoya University*Constitutional Law
1. Constitutional law in Japan and Germany
2. Law on political parties and constitution
3. Constitutional theory about democracy
4. Constitutional analysis of ‘public sphere’

Prof. MURAKAMI Masako
LL.D., Hitotsubashi University*Civil Procedure

Prof. NAKAHIGASHI Masafumi

LL.D., Nagoya University*Corporate Law
1. Mergers and Acquisitions
2. History of Corporate Law
3. Corporate Law and Securities Regulation in Canada

Prof. NAKANO Taeko

LL.B., the University of Tokyo*Social Services Law
1. Sick insurance
2. Social welfare
3. Social Security in Sweden

Assoc. Prof. Nishii Shiori

Degrees: Ph.D., LL.M. & LL.B., the University of Tokyo*Intellectual Law
1. Patent Law

Prof. OBATA Kaoru

LL.M., Kyoto University*International public Law, International Law of Human Rights
1. Diplomatic protection, state responsibility, status of foreigners
2. European convention of human rights
3. United Nations and human rights

Prof. OHKOHCHI Minori

LL.D., Nagoya University*Constitutional Law
1. Constitutional interpretive methodology
2. Constitutional theory in U.S.
3. Judicial review system

Prof. SADAKATA Mamoru

LL.M., Kanazawa University*International Politics
1. Contemporary Balkan History

Prof. SAITO Akiko

LL.M., Kyoto University*Criminal law
1. Criminal Law
2. Omission
3. Complicity

Prof. SAKAI Hajime

LL.M., Osaka University*Civil Procedure
1. International litis abili
2. Provisional Measures
3. Cause of action

Assoc. Prof. SATO Fumito

LL.M., Waseda University* Russian Law
1. Representation System in Russia
2. Russian Judicial System

Prof. TAKEDA Hiroko

LL.M., Rikkyo University
Ph.D., School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield*Theory of Political process

Prof. TAMURA Tetsuki

LL.D., Nagoya University*Political Science
1. Contemporary democratic theory
2. Welfare regime and basic income
3. Gender in policies and political science

Prof. UDAGAWA Yukinori

LL.M., Hokkaido University*Comparative law (China)
1. Private law in China
2. Judicial reform in China

Prof. USHIRO Fusao

LL.M., Nagoya University*Political Science, Public Administration
1. Nonprofit sector and reorganization of the welfare system
2. New pulic management
3. Institutional reforms and political realignment in Japan and Italy

Prof. WADA Hajime

LL.M., the University of Tokyo*Labor Law
1. Labor law and civil rights
2. Employment contract theory
3. German labor law

Prof. WATANABE Miyuki

LL.B., Tohoku University*Civil Procedure law
1. Effects of judgment
2. Arbitration
3. Fundamental theory of civil procedure

Prof. YOKOMIZO Dai

LL.M., the University of Tokyo*Conflict of Laws
1. Structure of conflict of laws
2. International aspects of intellectual property
3. International judicial jurisdiction

Prof. YOSHIMASA Tomohiro
LL.M., Kyoto University*Civil Law
1. Contract Law<Department of Program for Legal Practice>Prof. AIKYO Koji

LL.D, Waseda University*Constitutional Law
1. History of Constitutionalism in UK
2. Constitutional theories

Prof. FUJIMOTO Akira

LL.M., Osaka City University*Practical Legal Education

Prof. HASHIDA Hisashi

LL.M., Kyoto University*Criminal Law
1. Self-defense and necessity
2. Subjective elements of illegality

Prof. IKEDA Masanori

LL.B., Hokkaido University*Civil Law

Prof. IMAI Katsunori

LL.D., Nagoya University*Commercial Law
1. Payment Law
2. Banking Law

Prof. INABA Kazumasa

LL.D., Nagoya University*Administrative Law
1. Reformation of administrative law in the age of Deregulation
2. Legal limitation on privatization
3. Broadcast law in the US and Japan

Prof. KAMINO Kenji

LL.M., Nagoya University*Administrative Law
1. Public values in public law
2. Administrative legal theory
3. Administrative procedure act and administrative guidance

Prof. KOBAYASHI Ryo
LL.M., Kyoto University*Commercial Law
1. Commercial Law
2. Financial Law

Prof. KOJIMA Jyun

LL.M., Waseda University*Criminal procedure
1. Double jeopardy

Prof. OJIMA Shigeki

LL.M., Nagoya University*Civil Law
1. Contract Theory of Consumer

Prof. SHIMOYAMA Kenji

LL.M., Waseda University*Environmental Law, Administrative Law
1. Environmental Risk Management in Legal System
2. Precautionary Principle in Environmental Law
3. State Redress Law

Prof. SUZUKI Masabumi

LL.M., Harvard Law School*Intellectual Property Law
1. Law and policy concerning intellectual property
2. International intellectual property system

Prof. TAKAHASHI Yusuke

LL.M., Kyoto University, LL.B., Kyoto University*Tax Law
1. Taxation on business organizations
2. Partnership taxation in Japan and U.S.

<Lectures from court, public prosecutor’s office,and lawyer’s association>
Prof. KAWAI Nobuko
LL.B., Nagoya University*Attorney at Law

Prof. YASUDA Daijiro*JudgeProf. MATSUKUMA Ken

LL.B., Hitotsubashi University*Public Procecutor<Coordinator for Legal Assistance>
Assoc. Prof. KUONG Teilee

Ph.D., Nagoya University, Bachelor degree from Ho Chi Minh City Universityof Economics*Law and Development
1. Legal relationship between the WTO and regional integration
2. Legal reform and international cooperation in Cambodia
3. Transitional justice<Professor of the Global 30 International
Programs>
Designated Prof. Richard WESTRA
Ph.D., Queen’s University*Political Science
1. Comparative/international politics
2. Political economy
3. Social theory<Career Coordinator>

Assoc. Prof. NAKANO Tomio

LL.B., Nagoya University*Advising Law Students on Career Development and Coordinating
for Internship<International Student Advisor>
Asst. Prof. OKUDA Saori

LL.B. & B.A., Nagoya University*Advising and Assisting International Students and Coordinating
Students Exchange

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Application materials andenquiries should be ­directedto: he Student Affairs Section of the AdministrativeT
OfficeGraduate School & School of Law
Nagoya University
B4-5(700), Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya,464-8601, JapanFor Motoyama

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