Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Keio University Law School - Japan

The aim of Keio University Law School is to train a wide range of talented individuals in the type of scholarship and skills appropriate for legal professionals of the 21st century. To achieve this aim we offer a program that is international, multidisciplinary, and pioneering.
Refining essential legal skills through a wide range of elective courses – In the front lines of the business world, there is growing demand for expertise in four fields: corporate law, financial law, international business transactions, and intellectual property law. To make it possible for our graduates to play a leading role as legal professionals in these four fields, we have created a nucleus of four basic workshop Programs in these fields, around which are arrayed an extremely rich and varied selection of related courses. In addition, we have developed an advanced and comprehensive syllabus of workshops in such fields as constitutional, International, administrative, criminal, labor, and environmental law, as well as judicial systems and EU law.
While we offer an abundant selection of over 100 elective courses, these can only prove educationally meaningful when grounded in a robust intellectual foundation. A true specialist must first be an outstanding generalist, and the set of required courses essential to developing such generalists is also given great importance in our curriculum. We manifest this curriculum concern through an on-going commitment to interactive, small-group educational exercises and our rigorous requirements for student advancement through the Program.
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The Graduate School of Law - Japan

In terms of both size and quality, Waseda University's Graduate School of Law may be said to be one of the leading graduate schools of law in all Japan. At present, it boasts more than 60 full-time faculty members; and if part-time lecturers are added to this figure, the total number of would exceed 130. There are more than 300 students studying for either a Master’s or a Doctoral degree. Its former students are now playing prominent roles in the academic and legal professions, as well as in global affairs.
The Graduate School of Law is organized into three fields of study: Private Law, Public Law, and Fundamental Legal Studies. In each field, a wide variety of courses are taught, and it may safely be said that their number exceeds that offered in any other graduate school of law in Japan. From 1994 onwards, special themes, together with a great number of courses related to these themes, have been established with a view to provide an opportunity for working citizens with a clear set of aims to reeducate themselves and aide in their research. more details : www.study-japan.info

The School of Law of Waseda University Japan

The School of Law of Waseda University was founded in 1882, originally as the Department of Law of Tokyo Senmon Gakko, before being renamed Waseda University in 1902. Since its inception, the School provided education incorporating the innovative educational style of the newly established Harvard Law School, with the objective of fostering legal professionals. In the period of 125 years since then, our School has produced many talented individuals with high ideals and enterprising spirits, who have contributed to society in a wide range of fields including law, politics, government, industry, the media, and soon. more details : www.study-japan.info

Graduate School of Law - Japan


Academic Principles & Scheme
The Graduate School of Law was established in order to foster professional research capability centering on legal education and has as its basic philosophy the nurturing of persons based on the Christian faith. We not only nurture researchers, but we proactively work to enable the growth of well-balanced human resources (professionals) who are equipped with both professional legal knowledge and are able to make legal decisions in order to play an instructive role in various sectors of society.
Academic Excellence
Department of Private Law
At the Department of Private Law, we give both general instruction on broad themes through seminars led by faculty members specializing in law, as well as personal instruction to each graduate student on how to conduct research based on a certain research theme. Roughly 50 lectures are given in connection with research at seminars known as the "General Seminar on Private Law,"at which several faculty members give lectures on topical themes (including visiting faculty from abroad) in an omnibus format. Based on the knowledge learned there, students conduct research on court precedents and are taught how to write a master's thesis in the seminar entitled "Research Methodology,"which focuses mainly on search methods of references from Japan, the U.K., the U.S., France, Germany, and Asia, as well as comments on writing academic papers. Thereafter, faculty members provide research instructions to students once a week and help them complete their master's theses.
Public Law
The Department of Public Law has introduced various new curricula while sharing courses that students can take with the Department of Private Law. Identical to the Department of Private Law, all first year students are in principle required to take "Research Method,"where they will learn basic tips on search methods of references from Japan and overseas as well as on writing academic papers. There is also a "Comprehensive Public Law Seminar,"which is taught by several faculty members in an omnibus format to discuss related themes from multiple angles. Students can study international criminal law, international humanitarian law and international human rights law, which are all deeply related, by three faculty members who are pioneers in their respective fields. As for specialized courses, we have also established a diverse array of "Research"courses that cover the respective legal fields. These courses are taught in seminar format with only a few students. This arrangement gives the students comparative freedom in selecting and taking courses of interest. Furthermore, by receiving "Research Guidanceh from their advising professor, students can receive fine-tuned, personal, or one-on-one guidance once a week with a view toward writing their Master's thesis from their first year. We have also enhanced our intensive program, where front-line researchers and practitioners from European countries and the U.S. are invited. This provides a prime opportunity for students to hone their knowledge.
Business Law
We have established four programs whose demand is particularly high (legal affairs on human resources and labor, intellectual property, taxes and finance), while providing a curriculum whose contents are divided into four tiers. These curriculum courses are taught by lawyers, patent attorneys, certified public accountants, tax accountants, consultants and think tank researchers who are working at the cutting edge of practice. Students who complete the requirements will be awarded a Master's degree (in business law) for those taking the Master's Program, or a Doctoral degree (in business law) for those taking the Doctor's Program during the second half of their studies.

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Low Courses in Japan - Aoyama Gakuin University

Sincerity in everything from personal human relationships to involvement in international society is what brings about social justice.
The curriculum of the Department is comprised of attractive courses, focusing mainly on the Book of Major Laws, and perceptively grasps social trends. The Department boasts a variety of courses that cover the latest research or development, such as criminal policy and NPO Law, foreign law courses on American Law, EU Law, etc. and international courses on international trade law, etc. The diversification of the types of courses offered is high when compared to the faculties of law at other universities. During their first and second years, students will first take four entry level courses to study the fundamental essentials. In addition, they will mainly choose from several required electives courses that offer a high degree of freedom for students in terms of being able to learn according to their interests. In their second year, students will choose one out of six courses (General Law Course, Business Law and Practice Course, Public Administration and Politics Course, Legal Profession Course, Adjunct Legal Profession Course, and International Liaison Law Course) in light of their perceived future careers. During their third and fourth year, students will conduct in-depth research in their areas of specialty, mainly through seminars. The Department offers its own overseas short-term training program available in four countries. We also offer many courses offered in English for studying law. Students of Aoyama Law can thus enjoy a privileged educational environment. more details : http://study-japan.info