科目ナンバー

JU-OL1-025L

履修条件・関連科目等

Those who plan to register for this course should follow the required procedure.
If you have any questions, please ask about them at the International Center for exchange students and the Faculty of Law Office for Chuo students.

授業で使用する言語

英語

授業で使用する言語（その他の言語）

授業の概要

This course examines environmental law and policy in Japan from a comparative perspective. In this course, students will gain an overview of Japanese environmental law and major issues shared by other legal systems. As environmental law is intertwined with policy, students will discuss policy choices, their relevancy supported by laws and regulations, and their interpretation.

After the first class gives an overview of the course and Japanese law, each class consists of an introductory lecture by a professor and a discussion by all the students and a professor.

International students are expected to explain the current situation in their home countries on issues raised in each class. In contrast, Japanese students are expected to explain the social background of the same issues. In each class, students are required to read materials in advance. They are also required to make a short in-class presentation on their mini-research topics at the end of the course that will be catalyzed into their term paper after receiving some comments.

This course is for both Master's and undergraduate students. In a class, Master's students are generally required to respond to more sophisticated questions, while undergraduate students are usually required to respond to rather introductory questions.

科目目的

This course aims to expose students to a learning environment where they examine the role of law and policy to achieve the environmental rule of law.

到達目標

Students will gain an overview of Japanese environmental law and major issues shared by other legal systems. They will consider these major issues by exchanging diversified ideas in a full-fledged manner.
In particular, Master's students are expected to explore the social background of these issues and their connection with various legal and policy areas.

授業計画と内容

Hitoshi USHIJIMA, Professor of Law at Chuo University, will be in charge of this course.
For his brief CV, see http://researchers.chuo-u.ac.jp/html/100002817_en.html
Dr. Kaneto will be invited to one class.

The following schedule is subject to change.
1 Introduction: Environmental Law and Policy in Japan
2 Japan’s Experiences (1): Minamata, Mercury Poisoning
3 Japan’s Experiences (2): Fukushima, Human Error v. Act of God
4 Japan’s Challenge: Climate Change and Energy Policy
5 Environmental Law in Japan
6 Principle of Environmental Law (1) - PPP/EPR
7 Principle of Environmental Law (2) - Precautionary Principle
8 Environmental Impact Assessment
9 Procedural Environmental Rights and Environmental Justice
10 Transnational Environmental Law
11 Cultural Heritage Protection
12 International Environmental Law and Japan (Dr. Kaneto)
13 In-Class Presentation (1) e.g. environmental rights
14 In-Class Presentation (2) e.g. climate change and the law

授業時間外の学修の内容

指定したテキストやレジュメを事前に読み込むこと／その他

授業時間外の学修の内容（その他の内容等）

Students are required:
1. to read materials and prepare the class in advance for 200 minutes per class.
2. to submit a term paper (the format will be posted at MANABA).

授業時間外の学修に必要な時間数／週

・毎週１回の授業が半期（前期または後期）または通年で完結するもの。１週間あたり４時間の学修を基本とします。
・毎週２回の授業が半期（前期または後期）で完結するもの。１週間あたり８時間の学修を基本とします。

成績評価の方法・基準

成績評価の方法・基準（備考）

課題や試験のフィードバック方法

その他

課題や試験のフィードバック方法（その他の内容等）

Feedback will be provided by Manaba.

アクティブ・ラーニングの実施内容

その他

アクティブ・ラーニングの実施内容（その他の内容等）

Discussion and presentation.

授業におけるICTの活用方法

その他

授業におけるICTの活用方法（その他の内容等）

Use of Manaba.

実務経験のある教員による授業

いいえ

【実務経験有の場合】実務経験の内容

【実務経験有の場合】実務経験に関連する授業内容

テキスト・参考文献等

Course materials will be provided in Manaba.
Textbooks and references will be shown in classes.

その他特記事項

This course is one of the Japanese Law courses in English.

参考URL

Ministry of Environment, Japan

http://www.env.go.jp/en/index.html