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The Law School commenced in 1966 with the establishment of the Program in Jurisprudence. The Program in Political Science was established in 1990 and the Program in Current Legal Studies in 2000, comprising the three current programs.
The Law School has produced innumerable talented individuals in the fields of law, civil service, and industry; in addition to academic training, our fundamental concept is to nurture talented individuals to possess their own solid footing in society and to fulfill their unique roles, for which they undoubtedly rely on their experiences at the Law School.
What is this all for?
More than a law school, we teach basic legal orders to serve our world. This burden is borne chiefly by the courses in the Program in Jurisprudence and in the Program in Current Legal Studies. In addition, in order to be successfully equipped for industry and other aspects of our ever-changing world, a wide array of areas of law, changing to meet modern needs, are covered; learning these methods is crucial. This extends to fields as varied as information, environment, and consumer and business activities. In addition, information management theory is an essential tool for these areas, which is mainly borne by classes in the Program in Current Legal Studies.
In addition, an understanding of the political system that creates this legal structure is vital. This is borne chiefly by the courses in the Program in Political Science. Needless to say, students will learn to proactively deal with their own awareness of these issues in this curriculum. In the Law School, these courses are seamlessly integrated together, and from a broad awareness of issues, students are able to make connections between law and politics with modern society. Naturally, each Program makes use of its own particular characteristics and constructs its own curriculum, but graduates of this Law School can be described as having a remarkable and unique experience.
Moreover, in addition to teaching this curriculum, we place great value on the awareness of “why are we learning this?” In other words, students possess “awareness of the issues” in addition to learning. We are a law school, with talented individuals advancing down the path of the legal profession. Without a foundation in humanism, in which society must benefit in whatever path is taken, expertise does not go beyond mere specialized knowledge and is closed down even if one is still in school of if one has graduated.
In our curriculum, accordingly, we think about how to proceed in practice cases in the Program in Jurisprudence from concrete cases, and students take up and debate issues of the day in “Legal Forum.” In the Program in Current Legal Studies, students learn to apply consumer laws to consultation cases from real citizens in cooperation with the National Consumer Affairs Center. In the Program in Political Science, we talk with and hear from current members of the Diet. Offering assistance and support to all graduates, we also are preparing a financial assistance program for undergraduates to study overseas legal and political systems.
Additionally, our entire community can access “LexisNexis,” a searchable database of foreign newspaper articles, in order to proactively incorporate the most recent developments, not just those in law.
While learning, real-life issues are presented, with an awareness of the issues, as posed by “why are we learning this?” “how will we use what we are learning in society?” The Law School, while offering academic training, aims to continue our “evolution” together with all those who join us.
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