Department of Law
We provide detailed and practical guidance to help you achieve your career goals.
Four years to focus on growing as a legal professional.
Nearly 1,900 laws are currently enacted in Japan. The ability to understand and use these laws is essential to live in the modern age. The Department of Law cultivates the ability to think flexibly and logically to master the law. Further, it fosters business professionals and civil servants who acquire a background in jurisprudence.
Degree
Bachelor (Law)
Course
Legal Profession Course
The Legal Profession Course has been established for students wishing to take the bar exam and become legal professionals (judges, prosecutors, lawyers). To qualify as a legal professional, students currently must, in principle, take the bar exam from an undergraduate law school. Thus, the course is designed for students wishing to enter a law school (i.e., law school graduate course). However, in exceptional cases, a “preliminary examination” system that qualifies students to take the bar exam without attending law school also exists. Therefore, the Legal Profession Course is also open to students aiming to take the Preliminary Exam.
Comprehensive Law Course
The Comprehensive Law Course is offered in both the first and second sections of the School of Law. As a basic course in legal education, it aims to cultivate professionals who have acquired knowledge and skills in diverse legal subjects, have a legal mind, and are sufficiently flexible to adapt to various professional fields in society.
Major Subjects
Constitutional Law Ⅰ (Human Rights) | Constitutional Law Ⅱ (Government Structure) | Administrative Law Ⅰ, Ⅱ |
Tax Law Ⅰ (Basic Theory Ⅰ) | Tax Law Ⅰ (Basic Theory Ⅱ) | Civil Law Ⅰ (General Provisions) |
Civil Law Ⅱ (Property) | Civil Law Ⅲ (Security Interest) | Civil Law Ⅳ (Obligations: General Provisions) |
Civil Law Ⅴ (Obligations: Contracts, Torts and Others) | Commercial Law Ⅰ (Company Law Ⅰ) | Commercial Law Ⅱ (Company Law Ⅱ) |
Commercial Law Ⅲ (Commercial Transactions Law) | Commercial Law Ⅳ (Payment System Law) | Commercial Law Ⅴ (Insurance Law) |
Civil Procedure Ⅰ, Ⅱ | Civil Execution and Provisional Remedies Law | Insolvency Law Ⅰ, Ⅱ |
Criminal Law Ⅰ, Ⅱ | Criminal Procedure Ⅰ, Ⅱ | Japanese Legal History Ⅰ, Ⅱ |
Labor Law Ⅰ, Ⅱ |