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Japanese Law
Last Updated Date:   1 July 2026


4 Units,  Semester 2

Course Description:
This course compares the "law in books" and the "law in action" in Japan, as a major world economy and democracy with a modern legal system derived from the civil law tradition but with significant common law and homegrown influences. It mainly covers legal history and various theories or perspectives on Japanese law in socio-economic context, constitutional and administrative law, criminal justice, civil dispute resolution, contract and consumer law, financial markets regulation, labour law and corporate governance. The main aim is to develop techniques of comparative lawyers for deeper understandings of foreign laws, and thereby one’s own law in context.

Course Convenor: Visiting Professor Luke Nottage

Co-teacher(s): NA

Course Codes: LL4526 / LL5526 / LL6526 / LLJ5526

Contact Hours: 9 session over 3 weeks: Three 3hr weekly seminar

Workload: Intensive: Wk 1 to 3; Dates: 11 Jan - 29 Jan 2027 [Mon, Wed: 6.30 - 9.30pm; & Fri: 3-6pm]

Mode of Assessment: Class participation - 20% & Research Paper - 80% [Due: Fri, 5 March 2027 (9pm)]

Preclusions: NA

Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or common law equivalent.

Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination

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