Course title
日本国憲法   [The Constitution of Japan]
Course category	Liberal Arts and Fundamental Studies	Requirement		Credit	2
Department		Year	1～4	Semester	3rd
Course type	3rd	Course code	020020
Instructor(s)
松村 芳明   [MATSUMURA Yoshiaki]
Facility affiliation	Graduate School of Agriculture	Office	afjgxte/L1151	Email address

Course description

・To complete this course is a condition to enter the teaching profession. ・This course is one of the options of the subjects of the humanities or the social science. ・Students will learn the basic knowledge of the constitution; the general remarks of the constitution, such as the concept of the constitution,constitutionalism, the history of the constitution, the amendment of the constitution, pacifism, and so on, and the methods of the protection of the constitutional rights.

Expected Learning

Learners who successfully complete this course will be able to: ・Explain and enter to the argument of the basic knowledges of the constitution which an applicant for the teaching profession and a cultured person must master ・Understand the fundamental plinciple of the constitution, such as 〝 what the constitution is〟 ・Have a deep understanding of the actuial methods of the protection of constitutional rights ・Compentency Development: Autonomy, Intercultural Understanding, Global Awareness, Ability to Explore Knowledge, Academic Ethics"

Course schedule

1) Introduction to this Course 2) Tntroduction to Law Homework: revision of the sorts of positive laws and the relationship between law and moral 3)〝 What is the Constitution ?〟 Homework: reading of chapter 2 of the textbook 4) The Protection and the Amendment of the Constitution Homework: reading of chapter 18 & 23 5) History of the Constitution and Parliamentary System of Government Homework: reading of chapter 21 6) Pacifism Homework: reading of chapter 24 7) The system of the Protection of the Constitutional Rights 1: declaration of rights, democracy, sparation of power and the system of constitutional review Homework: reading of chapter 1 8) The system of the Protection of the Constitutional Rights 2: the concept, grouping and the subject of human rights (and constitutional rights) Homework: reading of chapter 16 9) The system of the Protection of the Constitutional Rights 3: ・the application of constitutional rights to the relationship between private persons ・the restriction of constitutionnal rights Homewprk: reading of chapter 16 10) Respect for Individuals and the Right to the Pursuit of Happiness Homework: reading of chapter 2 11) The Right to Privacy Homework: reading of chapter 3 12) Equal Protection and Family Life Homework: reading of chapter 4 & 9 13) Freedom of Thought and Conscience and Freedom of Religion Homework: readingof chapter 5 & 6 14) Freedom of Expresshion Homework: reading of chapter 7 & 8 15) Right to Recieve a Education Homework: reading of chapter 15

Prerequisites

In addition to 30 hours in the classes, students are recommended to prepare for and review the classes, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University.

Required Text(s) and Materials

Manabu Ishizaki et al., Real Constitutional Theory 2nd ed., Kyoto: Horitubunkasha, 2013.

References

I will anounce preference books in the classes.

Assessment/Grading

(1) Main Test (70%), (2) Sub Test(20%), (3) paper on chapters of the textbook (10%) to assess basic knowledge and understanding on constitution and its application

Message from instructor(s)

Students may have already cirtain knowledges of the constitution through the high school education and the media. But students will learn the constitution more fundamentaly and broadly.

Course keywords

constitutuion, the Constitution of Japan, constitutionalism, constitutional amendment, pacifism, human rights and the system of constitutional review

Office hours

after each class

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2/29/2020 11:49:29 AM