IGESSIGESS (Institute for Global Economics and Social Sciences)
POL200LA(政治学 / Politics 200)Social Science BSocial Science B
GAEL BESSONGael BESSON
授業コードなどClass code etc
学部・研究科Faculty/Graduate school | IGESSIGESS (Institute for Global Economics and Social Sciences) |
添付ファイル名Attached documents | |
年度Year | 2024 |
授業コードClass code | P2305 |
旧授業コードPrevious Class code | |
旧科目名Previous Class title | |
開講時期Term | 春学期授業/Spring |
曜日・時限Day/Period | 金5/Fri.5 |
科目種別Class Type | |
キャンパスCampus | 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya |
教室名称Classroom name | 市外濠‐S501 |
配当年次Grade | GBP/SCOPE/IGESS 1~4年 |
単位数Credit(s) | 2 |
備考(履修条件等)Notes | Only a certain number of students |
他学部公開科目Open Program | |
他学部公開(履修条件等)Open Program (Notes) | |
グローバル・オープン科目Global Open Program | |
成績優秀者の他学部科目履修制度対象Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers | |
成績優秀者の他学部科目履修(履修条件等)Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes) | |
実務経験のある教員による授業科目Class taught by instructors with practical experience | |
SDGsCPSDGs CP | |
アーバンデザインCPUrban Design CP | |
ダイバーシティCPDiversity CP | |
未来教室CPLearning for the Future CP | |
カーボンニュートラルCPCarbon Neutral CP | |
千代田コンソ単位互換提供(他大学向け)Chiyoda Campus Consortium | |
カテゴリーCategory |
General Education Courses/総合教育科目 Social Sciences/社会分野 |
科目主催学部Faculty Sponsored Department | リベラルアーツ |
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授業の概要と目的(何を学ぶか)Outline and objectives
The purpose of this class is to allow student to read and understand a court decision in the field of fundamentals rights.
Constitutional law is now a trans-disciplinary field that connect to every branches of law, whether it is family law, commercial law, penal law... At the core of it is the protection of fundamental rights.
But, even if one of the wonders of the Japanese legal system is to provide the texts of the great legal decisions in English, the vocabulary that the judge uses to make or justify his decision can look frightening for the non-specialist. The class will accompany the student in acquiring the tools to read and understand in English, some of the most important constitutional cases in Japan.
We will see the influence of French, German and US doctrines, and the very specific Japanese ones on Japanese constitutional law, compare with solutions in other countries, and see that, contrary to the idea that Japan is always a country of consensus, that there have been strong debates between Justice especially because some defend a very national concept of Law when the other want to promote human rights protection with the same standards as others countries do.
到達目標Goal
By the end of the course, it is expected that students have acquired :
1. Specific vocabulary to be able to read legal decisions.
2. Overview of some of the most important cases in Japan.
3. A robust knowledge of the structural doctrines that ensure or limit fundamental rights protection.
4. How to write a synthesis and argumentative essay.
授業で使用する言語Default language used in class
英語 / English
授業の進め方と方法Method(s)(学期の途中で変更になる場合には、別途提示します。 /If the Method(s) is changed, we will announce the details of any changes. )
Classes consist in discussion, documents study, and lecture.
Students will be required to apply analytical frameworks they learned during class by conducting a research on an subject of their choice that will result in a little essay that will be submitted at the end of the semester.
Use of AI tools is forbidden, but feedback by the professor will be given at the beginning and the end of the class (are sources reliable, is the problematic sound, how to organize your study schedule...) in order to accompany the students in their research and homework. Mail can be written to the professor anytime if the student doesn't want to ask in front of the other students.
Course contents will vary depending on number of students presentations to be performed in class.
A final test will check if the notions are understood.
アクティブラーニング(グループディスカッション、ディベート等)の実施Active learning in class (Group discussion, Debate.etc.)
あり / Yes
フィールドワーク(学外での実習等)の実施Fieldwork in class
なし / No
授業計画Schedule
授業形態/methods of teaching:対面/face to face
※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。
1.[対面/face to face]:Introduction :
Judicial power in Japan
Explanation of the class, elements of the Japanese legal system, National Police reserve case ; independence of Japanese judges.
2.[対面/face to face]:Limits of judicial power
I. The political problem
Sunagawa case; Tomabechi case : avoiding political issues.
3.[対面/face to face]:II. The divided society
Yonaiyama case : Justices Tanaka and Mano on the separation of powers. Infra-state pluralism theory.
4.[対面/face to face]:Access to court :
I. The standing to sue
Naganuma case / Comparison with US case law.
5.[対面/face to face]:II. The mootness
Asahi case, Ienaga case, May day parade Case.
6.[対面/face to face]:Research project I
Methodology, help to choose subject and finding data.
7.[対面/face to face]:Judicial review :
I. Purpose and effect
Nationality act case; Hyakuri case, Reapportionment cases. Vote at Home case.
8.[対面/face to face]:II. Application of fundamentals rights
Mitsubishi resin case
9.[対面/face to face]:III. Presumption of constitutionality
Thayer-Holmes-Franfurter and Ashibe argument.
10.[対面/face to face]:IV. Legislative and administrative discretion
Parricide cases, Pharmaceutical act case, MacLean case, Tamagushiryo case.
11.[対面/face to face]:Research project II
Feedback for the research project.
12.[対面/face to face]:Human rights protection
Changes in the Japanese family structure
Art. 14 of the Japanese Constitution and the rationality test.
13.[対面/face to face]:Presentation I
Example of subjects : Woman and LGBT rights protection...
14.[対面/face to face]:Presentation II
Nature rights, workers rights…
授業時間外の学習(準備学習・復習・宿題等)Work to be done outside of class (preparation, etc.)
In addition to the research project to be presented in class, students will be required to prepare the class by familiarizing themselves with the documents handed out for this purpose. Around 2-3 hours a week.
Except in exceptional circumstances and notification to the Professor, attendance to each lesson is mandatory.
テキスト(教科書)Textbooks
None. Historical and contemporary cases translations in English will be given to students.
参考書References
- Shigenori MATSUI, The Constitution of Japan : A Contextual Analysis (Constitutional Systems of the World). 2011, Hart. ISBN 13 978-1841137926.
- Hiroshi ITOH, The Supreme Court and Benign Elite Democracy in Japan, 2020, Routledge, ISBN 13 : 978-0367602680.
- Kyoko INOUE, Macarthur's Japanese Constitution · A Linguistic and Cultural Study of Its Making, 1991, University of Chicago, ISBN-13 : 978-0226383910
成績評価の方法と基準Grading criteria
Participation in class (including homework and discussions): 50%; research project: 50% (presentation in class: 10%; written report: 40%).
学生の意見等からの気づきChanges following student comments
Course content has been reviewed and updated.
学生が準備すべき機器他Equipment student needs to prepare
Pen, notebook, color pencils and an eraser..
その他の重要事項Others
Students can contact the instructor at: gael.besson.77@hosei.ac.jp
In accordance with Hosei University policies, this course will be held face-to-face.