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Deadline for applications extended! Summer School “Japanese Law in the XXI Century” – Torino, September 10-14

Deadline for applications extended! Summer School “Japanese Law in the XXI Century” – Torino, September 10-14

The deadline for applications for the Summer School “Japanese Law in the XXI Century” (SSJL) that will be held in Torino, from 10 to 14 September 2018, has now been extended to 30 June 2018. The SSJL is a short, intensive program in Japanese law. For five days, leading experts will give lessons and participate in roundtables on Japanese law from a comparative law perspective. The goal of the SSJL is advancing scholarship on Japanese law outside Japan. In particular, it aims…

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Summer School “Japanese Law in the XXI Century” – Torino, September 10-14

Summer School “Japanese Law in the XXI Century” – Torino, September 10-14

Applications are open for the Summer School “Japanese Law in the XXI Century” (SSJL) that will be held in Torino, from 10 to 14 September 2018. The SSJL is a short, intensive program in Japanese law. For five days, leading experts will give lessons and participate in roundtables on Japanese law from a comparative law perspective. The goal of the SSJL is advancing scholarship on Japanese law outside Japan. In particular, it aims at providing students and young scholars in comparative law…

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Summer School “Japanese Law in the XXI Century”

Summer School “Japanese Law in the XXI Century”

Sono aperte le iscrizioni alla Summer School di diritto giapponese “Japanese Law in the XXI Century”, che si terrà a Torino dal 10 al 14 settembre 2018. La Summer School è un programma breve e concentrato di diritto giapponese: 5 giorni con ospiti nazionali e internazionali di altissimo livello, che terranno lezioni e tavole rotonde. Si affronteranno, in chiave comparata, temi di diritto costituzionale, diritto privato, diritto penale, relazioni internazionali, oltre a lezioni di storia, sociologia e filosofia del diritto giapponese….

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[EN] Reconsidering the Theories about the Japanese Legal Consciousness

[EN] Reconsidering the Theories about the Japanese Legal Consciousness

I am very excited to present here my latest (working) paper: “Nihonjin no Hōishikiron no Saikō” [日本人の法意識論の再考 – Reconsidering the Theories about the Japanese Legal Consciousness]. It builds on the theoretical foundations laid by Prof. Orin S. Kerr in his canonical “A Theory of Law” and on the related scholarship, extending those groundbreaking advances in legal science to the long-debated dilemma of the Japanese legal consciousness. I find it quite difficult to summarize it, therefore I warmly recommend those interested not…

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[EN] Japanese Comparative Law and Foreign Influences: A Preliminary Analysis

[EN] Japanese Comparative Law and Foreign Influences: A Preliminary Analysis

My paper on the foreign influences on Japanese comparative law has been published. This is the abstract: This paper presents a preliminary quantitative survey of Japanese comparative law books and textbooks and evaluates the patterns and the extent of foreign influence on them. The results of the inquiry were in accordance with the expectations. In the course of the analysis various methodological problems surfaced, such as the exiguous number of sources and the difficulty of finding formal criteria to analyse…

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[EN] Young Japanese Law Scholars: Fabiana Marinaro

[EN] Young Japanese Law Scholars: Fabiana Marinaro

Third interview to young legal scholars majoring in Japanese law. Find the previous, to Joel Rheuben here, and to Mao Li here. Fabiana Marinaro Introduce yourself in 50 words. – I am a PhD student in Japanese Studies at the University of Manchester where I am conducting a research on atypical forms of employment. My main areas of interest are labour law and policy. What led you to Japanese law? Didn’t you know that Japanese do not like the law?…

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[EN] Young Japanese Law Scholars: Mao Li

[EN] Young Japanese Law Scholars: Mao Li

Second interview to young legal scholars majoring in Japanese law. 李 貌  (Mao Li) Introduce yourself in 50 words. – I am Li Mao, from Hunan Province China, studying both Japanese law and Chinese law as a doctoral student in the Schools of law and politics of the University of Tokyo. What led you to Japanese law? Didn’t you know that Japanese do not like the law? – I just want to know how Japan and its economy become so…

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[EN] Young Japanese Law Scholars: Joel Rheuben

[EN] Young Japanese Law Scholars: Joel Rheuben

This is the first in a series of interviews to young legal scholars majoring in Japanese law. Joel Rheuben Introduce yourself in 50 words. I am an Australian solicitor (aged 30), returning to study at the University of Tokyo after several years spent as an associate in the Tokyo office of an international law firm. My area of interest is administrative/public law. What led you to Japanese law? Didn’t you know that Japanese do not like the law? A combination…

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