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LAWS5144: Japanese Law
2025 unit information
This unit aims to develop the general skills of comparative lawyers, to effectively and critically assess contemporary developments in the legal system of the second-largest economy in our region. After an overview of comparative law techniques, Japanese legal history and its contemporary legal system, classes explore civil and criminal justice, politics and constitutionalism, government and law, gender and law, lawyers and the courts in Japan, as well as dispute resolution, pop culture, contracts, consumers and law. The unit then some examines business law topics in socio-economic context in more detail, after an introduction to the Japanese economy and international trade policy. Topics include investment and finance law, tax law, labour law and corporate governance.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney Law School
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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LAWS3076 or LAWS3444 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate introductory knowledge about the overall legal system and some major areas of law in Japan
- LO2. demonstrate an understanding of various theoretical frameworks useful to understand these and other aspects of Japanese law (and, potentially, other legal systems)
- LO3. demonstrate sensitivity to practical applications and implications
- LO4. demonstrate skills in independent research and writing concisely.
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