The
Law School was established in
April 2004. The School is an advanced
educational institution for legal
professions, instituted in response
to, or according to, the gRecommendation
of the Justice System Reform Councilh
issued in 2001.
One of the Schoolfs
goals is to prepare legal professionals
to work in and out of courts on
behalf of citizens, to attend
to the needs of clients with warm-hearted
consideration, and to have fair
perspectives that take into account
the opinions of the judge as well
as of the general public.
The Law Schoolfs
admission policy is to bring together
highly motivated students from
a wide variety of backgrounds
who will pursue the Schoolfs mission
of fairness, openness and diversity.
The Curriculum
of the School includes not only
legal theory and practice, but
also subjects such as politics,
economics, medical science, psychology,
sociology and pedagogy, which
are helpful for cultivating humanity
in students and providing them
with the basic knowledge necessary
to succeed as legal professionals.
In the Law School,
there are 31 full-time faculty
members and 34 part-time members,
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teachers who have gained
business experience in the
real world as lawyers, judges,
corporate lawyers, examiners
of Japan Patent Office,
and American arbitrators.
All of the staff are renowned
specialists in their fields.
The compulsory
course is composed of 59
credits including basic
legal subjects (46 credits)
and basic legal practice
subjects (13 credits).
The Law
School library and the carell
are available twenty-four
hours a day, everyday. IT
devices such as personal
computers and LAN connections
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