2011 CLS Summer Program in Tokyo:”Introduction to Japanese Law in English”

Law School Academy, Chuo University, Tokyo JAPAN
Chuo Law School, Chuo University, Tokyo JAPAN

Deadline for application has been extended. New deadline is August 8, 2011.
 

Chuo Law School (CLS) will host a summer program titled “Introduction to Japanese Law in English” this summer that was started last year. This one-week program will focus on the basic structure of Japan’s legal system, its business law, and its international business transactions law. Lectures will be provided in English by professors at CLS and are open to law students from around the world. The program also includes optional study visits to law firms, courts, and museums.

No academic credit is offered for this program; however, those who complete the course will be eligible to receive a certificate of participation.

Note:	This program is offered through “Chuo University Law School Academy,” a division of Chuo University for Chuo Law School’s public outreach.
Note:	This is the initial outline of the program. Details are subject to change.
Note:	CLS is located at Chuo University’s Ichigaya Campus in central Tokyo. We have not been damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake and are doing business as usual.

Date:
 

Monday, August 15 -Friday, August 19, 2011
 

Venue:
 

Chuo University Ichigaya Campus (central Tokyo)
42-8 Ichigaya-Honmura-cho, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 162-8473 JAPAN
3 min. walk from “Akebonobashi” station
(2 stops from Shinjuku station on Toei-Shinjuku subway line)
 

Maximum enrollment: 50

Program:

 Monday 15

  9:30 – 12:30  Overview of Japanese Legal System
                       Professor Nobuyuki SATO

  Afternoon       Welcome lunch

 Tuesday 16

  9:30 – 12:30  Japanese Constitutional Law and Court System
                       Professor Nobuyuki SATO

  Afternoon       Optional visit to “Edo-Tokyo Museum”

 Wednesday 17

  9:30 – 12:30  Basic Structure of Business Law in Japan
                       Professor Hisaei Chuck ITO

  Afternoon       Optional visit to “District court”

 Thursday 18

  9:30 – 12:30  Labor Relations and Labor Law in Japan
                       Professor Katsutoshi KEZUKA

  9:30 – 12:30  Japanese and International Entertainment Law
                       Professor Daniel ROSEN

  Afternoon       Optional visit to law firm

 Friday 19

  9:30 – 12:30  International Business Transactions Law in Japan
                       Professor Noboru KASHIWAGI

  17:00 -18:30  Farewell Party

 

Fees:
 

JPY 30,000 for 5-day course.
Airfare and accommodation costs are not included.
Local transportation and museum admission costs are not included.
Tuition shall be paid on the first day of the program, Aug.15, in cash (JPY).
 

Transportation and Accommodations:
 

CLS has no housing of its own in central Tokyo.
For information about accommodations and related matters, please contact cls-ijle@tamajs.chuo-u.ac.jp
 

Application and Deadline:
 

Applications shall be submitted by e-mail or FAX no later than Aug. 8, 2011.
However, the application period will close earlier if the maximum enrollment is reached before then.

Application Form for Indivisuals PDF　(97KB)　Excel　(20KB)

Application Form for Group       PDF　(98KB)　Excel　(21KB)

E-mail: cls-ijle@tamajs.chuo-u.ac.jp

FAX: +81 3 5368 3520

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