JAPANESE LAW

The course is aimed to provide students with general notions about the historical evolution and the present asset of Japanese legal system. Moreover, the course is aimed to provide students with specific notions about the most debated issues in contemporary Japanese law. Finally, some specific aspects of doing business with Japanese entities will be analyzed, also using specific case-studies.

By attending the course, students will acquire a set of basic notions on Japanese law and will be able to frame their linguistic and cultural stydies within an appropriate institutional contest

The course has no pre-requisites

1) Introduction to the class – History of Japanese law: from antiquity to Edo.
2) History of Japanese law: from Edo to the Meiji Restoration
3) History of Japanese law – from Meiji Restoration to date
4) The Japanese Constitutions
5) Contemporary issues in Japanese Law: Constitutional Pacifism
6) Contemporary issues in Japanese Law: Law and Religion; The Imperial Household Succession
7) Contemporary issues in Japanese Law: Labor law
8) Contemporary issues in Japanese Law: Criminal law and Procedure
9) Negotiating contracts with Japanese enterprises
10) Case study (commercial contracts)
11) Japanese Family law
12) Inheritance, divorce, child custody
13) Dispute resolution in contemporary Japan
14) ADR and mediation in contemporary Japan
15) The legal professions in Japan

Renzo Cavalieri (edited by), Diritto dell'Asia Orientale, Venezia, Cafoscarina (important: the last published edition!)

Written test. The candidate shall demonstrate a basic understanding and knowledge of East Asia's legal systems.

written

Regarding the grading scale, scores will be assigned according to the following schema:
A. Scores in the 18-22 range will be awarded in the presence of: Sufficient knowledge and applied comprehension of the program;
B. Scores in the 23-26 range will be awarded in the presence of: Fair knowledge and applied comprehension of the program;
C. Scores in the 27-30 range will be awarded in the presence of: Good or excellent knowledge and applied comprehension of the program;
D. Honors will be awarded in the presence of excellent knowledge and applied comprehension of the program.

Traditional teaching method with frontal lessons (or online if so needed)

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "International cooperation" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development