Law

Course Information

College	Toyama College	Year	2022
Course Title	Law
Course Code	0071	Course Category	General / Elective
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	School Credit: 1
Department	Department of Mechanical Engineering	Student Grade	5th
Term	First Semester	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials	Six Codes (The 2022 edition is preferred. The type does not matter)
Instructor	Goto Aki

Course Objectives

1 Acquire basic knowledge of law
2 Get to think about things from a legal perspective

* In this subject, credits will be accredited with an evaluation of 60 points or more.
Students with an evaluation of less than 60 points can take the confirmation test upon request. If the acquisition of credits is recognized as a result of the confirmation test, the evaluation will be 60 points.
* Mid-term exams will not be conducted. Evaluation will be done in the final exam.

Rubric

	Ideal Level of Achievement (Very Good)	Standard Level of Achievement (Good)	Unacceptable Level of Achievement (Fail)
Can think about what kind of conclusion will result depending on the law (especially criminal law and civil law) when viewing an event from a legal perspective, and what methods to take as a solution.	Can think about what would be a reasonable solution based on which law or provision (especially criminal law and civil law) is used for a specific incident.	Understands which law or provision (especially criminal law and civil law) is used for a specific incident.	Cannot view a specific incident from a legal perspective.

Assigned Department Objectives

Learning and Educational Objectives of the “General Engineering” B-6 （自分自身の生きている現代社会について，歴史を踏まえて経済・法律・習慣などの面から説明することができる。）

JABEE 1(2)(a) （地球的視点から多面的に物事を考える能力とその素養）

Diploma policy 3 （豊かな教養と倫理観を身につけ，社会に貢献できる。）

Teaching Method

Outline:

Learning objectives (aim of the lessons)
The objective of this course is to obtain a basic legal mind required as a working member of society. As beginner law students, the attainment target for everyone will be to obtain the minimum knowledge required to grasp certain incidents from a legal perspective. The general flow of the course will be to learn the basic knowledge of the law, including the Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land (ultimate and highest in authority), civil law directly related to everyday life, and criminal law, which beginner law students typically show the most interest in. We will try to keep the lessons as interactive as possible.

Style:

Lectures

Notice:

During the course, please actively make remarks and take notes. Showing initiative is the most important aspect when learning about the law. Also, please note that the course plan may change depending on the students' degree of understanding.

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
1st Semester
	1st Quarter
		1st	Guidance Introduction to Law	Get an overview of evaluation methods, learning methods, and law
		2nd	Law and law	Understand the significance of the law, the type of law, and the source of law
		3rd	Dispute resolution procedure-from a case	Know the court system, criminal case procedure, civil case procedure, ADR
		4th	Application and interpretation of law	Understand legal interpretation and legal syllogism
		5th	Let's touch the criminal law ①-From a certain case	Understanding the requirements for establishing an injury crime (crime) and its success or failure (1) (Structure of criminal law, 3 requirements for crime)
		6th	Let's touch the criminal law ②-From a certain case	Understand the requirements for establishing an injury crime (crime) and its success or failure (2) (Detailed explanation of the three requirements for crime)
		7th	Let's touch the criminal law ③-From a certain case	Understand the requirements for establishing an injury crime (crime) and its success or failure ③ (criminal perpetrator and accomplice, etc.)
		8th	Let's touch the Civil Code ①-From a certain incident	Understand the requirements for establishing torts and their success or failure (including the composition of civil law)
	2nd Quarter
		9th	Let's touch the Civil Code ②-From a certain incident	Understand the introduction to civil law ①(what are property rights and claims, and what are the differences)
		10th	Let's touch the Civil Code ③-From a certain incident	Understand the introduction to civil law ② (illegal acts, etc.)
		11th	Let's touch the Civil Code ④-From a certain incident	Understand the introduction to civil law ③ (establishment of intention and contract, adult guardianship system)
		12th	Constitution ①	Understand the introduction to the Constitution (structure / full text and human rights / governance, popular sovereignty, symbolic emperor system)
		13th	Constitution ②	Understand pacifism and Article 9 of the Constitution
		14th	Constitution ③	Understand human rights including Article 13 of the Constitution and the principle of equality before Article 14 of the Constitution
		15th	Routine test
		16th	Examination review International law and domestic law	Understand the difference between international and domestic law

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Examination	Presentation	Mutual Evaluations between students	Behavior	Portfolio	Other	Total
Subtotal	100	0	0	0	0	0	100
Basic Ability	100	0	0	0	0	0	100
Technical Ability	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Ability	0	0	0	0	0	0	0