Course title
日本国憲法   [The Constitution of Japan]
Course category Liberal Arts and Fundamental Studies  Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 1  Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 01hs1010b
Instructor(s)
奥田 喜道, 榎本 弘行   [OKUDA Yoshimichi, ENOMOTO Hiroyuki]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office 3-211  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.
This course is offered as one of the Humanities and Socical Sciences courses of the Global Liberal Arts Studies.
Expected Learning
Learners who successfully complete this course will be able to acquire a general/basic knowledge of the Constitution of Japan.
Compentency Development:
Reading Comprehension Skills, Presentation Skills, Academic Ethics
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 Review (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.
In addition to 30 hours you spend in the class, you are recommended to prepare for and review the classes spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University for each class.
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
Constitutional Law, Human Rights, 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
6/12/2019 5:11:43 PM