Announcements - Midterm study guide posted on course webpage TODAY. - A. Stone Sweet Guest Lecture, Thursday 4/26 on the midterm - Wednesday, 4/25 Quiz Sections meet in Computer Labs. Locations are as follows: AA, AB, AC, AD, AF Sections meet in Poli Sci Computer Lab, Smith Hall 220; AE Section meets in CSSR lab in Savery Hall 135. In Section exercise
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Announcements- Midterm study guide posted on course
webpage TODAY.- A. Stone Sweet Guest Lecture, Thursday
4/26 on the midterm- Wednesday, 4/25 Quiz Sections meet in
Computer Labs. Locations are as follows: AA, AB, AC, AD, AF Sections meet in Poli Sci Computer Lab, Smith Hall 220; AE Section meets in CSSR lab in Savery Hall 135. In Section exercise
(Announcements, cont.)
- Extra Credit Opportunity:European Constitutionalism Conference, Fri. 4/27 see following Link for information:
I. Distinctive Characteristics of Japanese Courts A. Mixed Historical Legacy- Germany, France, US- civil law and common law traditionsB. Interaction between legal institutions and Japanese cultural norms: consensus/common interest rather than individualC. Supreme Court is powerful in theory not in reality
II. Japanese Supreme Court
A. Creation: - Meiji Constitution of 1889 - significantly restructured, in
Constitution of 1946 - sits at the top of the judiciary
(II. Japanese Supreme Court, cont.)
B. History: substantive rules of law, legal structure and legal consciousness
1. 1889- Meiji Restoration - created law and courts, not a separate
(II. Japanese Supreme Court C. Structure and Autonomy, cont.)
5. Separation of Powers/Relationship to Judicial systema. separate judicial branch (like US), but constrainedb. 5 types of courts: civil, criminal, family affairs, appeals
c. Other types: - Civil conciliation and admin. hearings.
III. Politics of Rights in Japan
A. Supreme Court plays a weak role in politics
REASONS 1. Cultural Values: concern for the
common good/interest
(III. Politics of Rights in Japan A. Supreme Court 1. Cultural Values, cont.)How do values affect civil litigation? a. Rights Claims: Westerners publicly
assert rights. Japanese rarely assert rights in one-on-one arguments.
b. Myth of the Reluctant Litigant: Japanese disputant prefers to settle
disputes in other forum besides formal adjudication (courts).
(III. Politics of Rights in Japan A. Supreme Court 1. Cultural Values, cont.) c. Criminal System: Prevent and