| 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) | |||||
| 山根 雅昭 [] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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・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 |
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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 |
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1) Introduction to this Course 2) Introduction to the law 1: "What is the law ?" 3) Introduction to the law 2: court procedures 4)"What is the constitution ?"1: constitutionalism 5)"What is the constitution ?"2: separation of powers and the duty to respect the constitution 6) The system of the protection of the constitutional rights 1: respect to the individuals, concept of rights, classifications of rights, and the application of constitutional rights to the relationship between private subjects 7) The system of the protection of the constitutional rights 2: restriction of the constitutional rights 8) The system of the protection of the constitutional rights 3: subject of the constitutional rights 9) Right to pursuit to welfare 10) Equal Protection 11) Freedom of conscience and religion 12) Freedom of expression and right to privacy 13) Sovereignty of the people, right to vote, and the electoral system 14) Pacifism 15) History of the constitution of japan and constitutional amandment |
| Prerequisites |
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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 |
| None. |
| References |
| I will anounce preference books in the classes. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Report(20%) and homework(80%) |
| 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 |
| on each class and LMS: "Google Classroom" |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 9/22/2022 1:27:31 PM |