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Faculty of Law

Developing legal thinking skills and perspectives as life skills to help settle social conflicts

Being the standard of judgment for settling all kinds of issues from conflicts between nations to problems between individuals, law plays a greater role than ever before in today’s increasingly complex society. The study of law requires developing not only legal expertise but also a fair view of things, a sensitivity to human rights, and interpersonal competence comprising logical-thinking and negotiation skills. To respond to the need for people with legal thinking skills and perspectives arising in not only the judicial and administrative sectors but also the business world, Aichi University’s Faculty of Law, one of the longest established of its kind in the Chubu region, offers three course models comprising a diverse range of practical subjects based on real-life situations to meet all kinds of interests highly motivated students may have.

Curriculum Features

The day Nagoya campus turns into a court of law

Courses “Mock Trial I & II” aim to help students develop practical legal expertise and social skills.
The Faculty of Law holds annual lay-judge mock trials with help from the local community. Students prepare for mock trials by carefully examining court cases and professional law books to choose the incidents and aspects of their trials they want to simulate as accurately as possible with help from local community members participating as lay judges on mock trial day. Mock trials help students understand the enforcement procedures of the criminal law and Criminal Procedure Code taught in class. In addition, the experience of managing and promoting mock trials independently helps students develop skills that are useful for their careers after they graduate, including those needed to plan and manage projects, negotiate, and give presentations.

“Special Lectures on Political Science” delivered by prefectural officials

Learning about Aichi Prefecture’s administrative work from an administrative law perspective
The national and local governments are administered based on laws and ordinances. Protecting citizens’ rights and interests and ensuring public welfare are extremely important duties expected of those who graduate from the Faculty of Law and become civil servants. This course welcomes prefectural officials who hold managerial positions in Aichi Prefecture’s primary administrative offices as lecturers; they introduce how the prefecture develops its basic laws, ordinances, and plans underlying the administrative laws governing its various administrative activities, and how it manages the implementation of its policies and other measures. By introducing students to real-life instances of laws governing administration, the course aims to help them prepare for their future civil service careers by offering guidelines for designing their future careers and valuable information on administrative work.

University of Hawaii School of Law Program

Visiting the U.S. to learn about the laws of the United States and their enforcement
Under an international exchange program agreement with the University of Hawaii’s School of Law, the Faculty of Law sends students on a two-week international training program held at the University of Hawaii’s School of Law during the spring break. The program provides students with first-hand experience to learn about U.S. law not only through lectures delivered in English by the School’s faculty members but also by visiting such places as courts, state government offices, prisons, and law firms.

Four Year Structure

First Year

Students study law in a systematic manner. In addition to acquiring fundamental knowledge, students develop logical thinking skills and the ability to interpret a problem from a variety of angles and come to a fair and just conclusion.

Second Year

Students choose from three different course modules in either law, administration or business, depending on which best suits their future career aspirations and interests. Students acquire the specialist knowledge required for their chosen field, and gain a deep insight into a wide spectrum of areas relating to politics and the law.

Third and Fourth Years

In their chosen Specialist Seminar group, students acquire the skills required to apply their specialist knowledge in a practical context. Students acquire problem solving, information gathering and communication skills through giving presentations on set topics. Students also develop independence and autonomy through the planning and running of mock trials.

Three course models that equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the law and the practical abilities they need

Helps students become judges, attorneys, and prosecutors

This course aims to help students enter the legal profession by assisting them in their study of all matters related to the law. It helps them develop qualities essential for promoting social justice, including a deep insight into society. The course also offers lectures designed to help students proceed to law school and puts effort into assisting them obtain qualifications such as those needed to work as judicial and administrative scriveners.

Helps students become national and local civil servants

This course aims to help students develop the potential to serve as civil servants able to help communities by enforcing laws and designing policies. It offers subjects comprising the civil service examination, including political science and administrative studies, and also special classes designed to help develop the qualities and insights required of civil servants.

Helps students become businesspersons with excellent negotiation skills

This course aims to help students gain legal knowledge that is useful in business settings and develop legal thinking skills. It helps them first master the basics of the Constitution of Japan and criminal law and then learn about certain areas of civil and commercial law directly related to business. The course also offers specialized seminars designed to help students develop essential business skills, including presentation skills.