Constitution of Japan
| Course Purpose |
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| 1) To understand what is a conception of constitutionalism. 2) To understand what is the Japanese Constitution. 3) This lecture intend to concentrate to human rights protection and pacifism of constitution, therefore, students need to know current affaires of Japanese politics. |
| Learning Goals |
| 1) You need to write your opinion for current affairs about constitutional politics at achievement test. 2) You will get some knowledge about articles and case law of Constitution of Japan, however, its memorize is NOT the GOAL of this lecture. |
| Topic | |
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| Session 1 | 1. Guidance 2. Introductory lecture: Reading the Constitution Textbook lecture 1 |
| Session 2 | Constitutionalism (Introduction) Textbook lecture 1 |
| Session 3 | National sovereignty and the symbolic emperor system Textbook lecture 2 |
| Session 4 | Understanding human rights: General overview (1) The concept of fundamental human rights and their classification Textbook lecture 3 |
| Session 5 | How to understand human rights: General discussion (2) Who is the subject ofhHuman rights? Textbook lecture 3 |
| Session 6 | Personal freedom Textbook lecture 4 |
| Session 7 | Freedom of belief, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state Textbook lecture 5 |
| Session 8 | Fundamentals of freedom of expression Textbook 6, lectures 1 and 2 |
| Session 9 | Contemporary issues in freedom of expression Textbook 6, lectures 2 and 3 |
| Session 10 | Contemporary issues in economic freedom Textbook lecture 7 |
| Session 11 | 1) Current social rights Textbook lecture 8 2) Contemporary human rights issues Textbook lecture 9 |
| Session 12 | Pacifism: History and present Textbook lecture 10 |
| Session 13 | Political design concept Textbook lecture 11 |
| Session 14 | 1) Courts and judicial power - Design concept of trials Textbook lecture 12 2) General summary and review (Questions are also accepted) |