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LAW200AB（法学 / law 200）
Law of Torts

Youko KAWAMURA

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Faculty/Graduate school Faculty of Law
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Year 2023
Class code A0044
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Term 秋学期授業/Fall
Day/Period 金4/Fri.4
Class Type 講義
Campus 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya
Classroom name
Grade 1～4
Credit(s) 2
Notes クラス指定科目　※法律2年H-N、1・3年以上全
Open Program
Open Program (Notes)
Global Open Program
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers ○
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes) 成績優秀者の他学部科目履修制度で履修する学生：履修を希望する場合は、所定の手続きに従って申請すること。
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SDGs CP
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Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium
Category (法律学科) 選択必修科目（32単位以上）
民法科目（8単位以上）
Category (政治学科（2021年度以降入学者）)
Category (政治学科（2020年度以前入学者）)
Category (国際政治学科（2021年度以降入学者）)
Category (国際政治学科（2020年度以前入学者）)

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Outline (in English)

[Course outline}
This course introduces students to the organizing principles of tort law, such as civil liability, negligence, duty of care, causation, damages and vicarious liability. The general principles of tort law is provided in Chapter 5, Part.3 of the Japanese Civil Code, and tort law is a branch of law whose rules and methods are mainly developed through court decisions, thereby we will concentrate on case law analysis as well as legislative provisions. The course will also address the basic principles of unjust enrichment and negotiorum gestio under Chapter 3 and 4 of the Civil Code.
This course falls under all Course Models.
[Learning Objectives]
Upon completion of this course, students should have a clearer sense of how the law operates and how lawyers (courts) help to shape it in civil law practice, enhance reasoning skills in relation to complex legal problems and develop the ability to identify major tort issues which may arise in a particular factual situation.
[Learning activities outside of classroom]
Students are expected to read course materials that will be posted on the course website. Your required study time is at least 4 hours for each class.
[Grading Criteria /Policy]
After class short test (max. 50%) and final examination (min. 50%)

Default language used in class

日本語 / Japanese