Course title
日本国憲法   [The Constitution of Japan]
Course category general education courses  Requirement   Credit 2 
Department Biological Production, Applied Biological Science, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Ecoregion Science  Year 1  Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 01SS0211b
Instructor(s)
神尾 将紀   []
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
We will begin with an overview of the Constitution of Japan, then, this course will focus on several topics in constitutional rights.
Expected Learning
Learners who successfully complete this course will be able to acquire a general/basic knowledge of the Constitution of Japan.
Course schedule
1  Guidance
2  Constitutionalism
3  Constitutional history and principles (Const. pmbl., art. 1)
4  Rights of the foreigner: esp. right to vote (Const. art. 15, art. 93)
5  Right of privacy---informational privacy (Const. art. 13)
6  Right of privacy---autonomy privacy (Const. art. 13)
7  Equality under the law (Const. art. 14) pt. 1
8  Equality under the law (Const. art. 14) pt. 2
9  Freedom of thought and conscience (Const. art. 19)
10 Freedom of religion (Const. art. 20)
11 Separation of religion and state (Const. art. 20, art. 89)
12 Freedom of expression (Const. art. 21)
13 Renunciation of war (Const. art. 9) pt. 1
14 Renunciation of war (Const. art. 9) pt. 2
15 Exam
Prerequisites
Must be well able to read and write Japanese, and to some extent, be familiar with modern history of Western countries and Japan.
Required Text(s) and Materials
The text will be shown at the first class.
References
Assessment/Grading
Exam (in Japanese)
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
Law, Constitution, Civil rights
Office hours
After every class
Remarks 1
This course will be conducted entirely in Japanese.
Remarks 2
Related URL
https://lms-2.tuat.ac.jp/moodle/  http://elaws.e-gov.go.jp/
Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
9/10/2018 2:30:46 PM