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  • Faculty of Law, Department of Human Rights
  • Posted on 2024/05/17
  • Focusing on the perspective of legal research, tackling the issue of LGBTQ human rights
  • Professor Hiroyuki Taniguchi
  • Professor Hiroyuki Taniguchi is conducting original research from the perspective of international and comparative law, focusing on the role that law should play in LGBTQ human rights issues. Legislation and legal reform are not approaches that can be implemented quickly, but their social impact is limitless. In Japan, the SOGI Awareness Promotion Act came into effect in 2023, attracting attention. Law has the power to change social norms and people's perceptions, not just general legal binding power.

  • Faculty of Law, Department of Human Rights
  • Posted on 2024/05/01
  • International human rights law protects all people on the planet.
    What are the challenges facing Japan in promoting human rights?
  • Professor Hae Bong Shin
  • "Human rights" are fundamental values shared by the international community, and are a theme of great social significance that is also aligned with the SDGs' philosophy of "leaving no one behind." It is also a practical academic field that is directly linked to our daily lives, in that it cultivates an attitude of respecting the rights of others while protecting one's own rights. Professor Hae Bong Shin is exploring and examining measures to promote the protection of human rights in Japan from a legal perspective, making full use of comparative law with other countries.

  • Faculty of Law
  • If we don't give up and take action, we can change the world - Gender and law in a time of rapid change
  • Associate Professor COOP, Stephanie L.
  • In recent years, issues of gender discrimination and gender violence have been brought to the forefront not only in the world but also in Japan. Associate Professor Koop has been researching gender and law, focusing mainly on international criminal law and international human rights law. International human rights law is a set of rules stipulated in human rights treaties such as the Convention against Torture, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, as well as customary international law related to human rights, and stipulates the rights that countries must guarantee to those under their jurisdiction. International criminal law refers to international law that holds individuals directly criminally responsible for international crimes, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Based on her research on these issues, and including precedents from the International Criminal Court, she would like to consider what the law and we can and should do about discrimination, violence, and persecution against women and sexual minorities. (Published in 2021)

  • Faculty of Law
  • Based on the French idea of "the right to be disconnected"
    New ways of working in the COVID-19 era
  • Professor Ryo Hosokawa
  • The year 2020 may be remembered as the year in which COVID-19 transformed society and values. Teleworking, where work is done online from home or elsewhere, is being encouraged within companies to prevent the spread of infection. Is being "connected" to the internet 24 hours a day really healthy? In France, the "right to be disconnected" was enshrined in law in 2016, and discussions about how to interact with the internet continue to this day. Here, I would like to consider the new ways of working symbolized by teleworking and the challenges that come with it from the perspective of law and labor law, my field of research. (Published in 2021)

  • Faculty of Law
  • We don't need such a law!
  • Professor Masami Sumiyoshi
  • In everyday life, not many people have ever thought about the significance of law, asking questions such as "What are laws for?" and "Why do we have these rules?" This column provides an overview of the process of the establishment and development of laws, and uses concrete examples to explain the problems that have arisen as laws have developed and their number has increased. It also examines a society with a minimal number of laws, or a society without laws, to reconsider the significance of law and question its implementation. (Published in 2016)

  • Faculty of Social and Information Studies
  • Let's think about energy
  • Professor Hiroyuki Ishida
  • We live convenient lives by consuming energy such as electricity, gas, and oil. However, the large-scale power outage caused by the nuclear accident during the Great East Japan Earthquake has likely caused many people to think about energy. In this column, we trace the history of energy use in Japan, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy, which is currently attracting attention, and consider what energy choices are desirable for Japan. (Published in 2016)

  • Faculty of Law
  • The Constitution is the Law We Are Most Familiar With
  • Professor Tomomi Takasa
  • The "review of the right of collective self-defense" has brought renewed attention to the existence of the "Constitution." In fact, the "ideas of the Constitution" are the basis for various laws and are closely related to our daily lives, but there are probably many people who feel that the Constitution "doesn't have much to do with me." In this column, we will reaffirm the reason for the Constitution's existence and its role. And by considering the issues around us in light of the Constitution, we hope to realize that the Constitution is "the law that is closest to us." (Published in 2014)

  • Graduate School of Law
  • The lay judge system will change trials
  • Professor Emeritus Osamu Niikura
  • The "lay judge system" began in 2009. This system has made it possible to hold trials that incorporate sound opinions from the public's perspective, but various issues have also become apparent. In order to make the system more user-friendly and more complete, we will understand how it works, look at the current situation and issues, and consider its future form. (Published in 2013)

  • Faculty of Law
  • Considering media ethics and law from the off-the-record issue
  • Professor Yasuhiko Oishi
  • "If they write about it, the company will be finished"... Behind the successive media "breaking the off-the-record" rule, we can see their "self-questioning" as they face the new situation after 3/11. They preach the importance of "freedom of expression" that is not bound by law and "media ethics" as a professional attitude. (Published in 2012)

  • Faculty of Law, Department of Human Rights
  • Posted on 2024/05/17
  • Focusing on the perspective of legal research, tackling the issue of LGBTQ human rights
  • Professor Hiroyuki Taniguchi

  • Faculty of Law, Department of Human Rights
  • Posted on 2024/05/01
  • International human rights law protects all people on the planet.
    What are the challenges facing Japan in promoting human rights?
  • Professor Hae Bong Shin

  • Faculty of Law
  • If we don't give up and take action, we can change the world - Gender and law in a time of rapid change
  • Associate Professor COOP, Stephanie L.

  • Faculty of Law
  • Based on the French idea of "the right to be disconnected"
    New ways of working in the COVID-19 era
  • Professor Ryo Hosokawa

  • Faculty of Law
  • We don't need such a law!
  • Professor Masami Sumiyoshi

  • Faculty of Social and Information Studies
  • Let's think about energy
  • Professor Hiroyuki Ishida

  • Faculty of Law
  • The Constitution is the Law We Are Most Familiar With
  • Professor Tomomi Takasa

  • Graduate School of Law
  • The lay judge system will change trials
  • Professor Emeritus Osamu Niikura

  • Faculty of Law
  • Considering media ethics and law from the off-the-record issue
  • Professor Yasuhiko Oishi
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