Hirokazu Ueda

Constitutional law, comparative constitutional law

1. Self-determination theory research
2. Same-sex marriage research in Japan and the United States
3. Study on the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution

I am interested in the issue of self-determination in Japan, and have been researching the theory of self-determination in American constitutional law, which has influenced Japan. Based on the results of my research, I am currently researching 1) reconstructing the Japanese theory of self-determination, 2) researching same-sex marriage in Japan and the United States, and 3) the framework for judging the content of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

General Theory of the Constitution and Theory of Governing Institutions, Constitutional Human Rights I and II (Advanced), Constitution of Japan, Seminar, GLP Seminar I, GLP Tutorial I and II

Comprehensive research on the Japanese Constitution: Understanding the Japanese Constitution from multiple perspectives and multiple angles

In this seminar, students will delve deeply into and analyze the constitutional issues and important legal precedents learned in the courses "General Theory of the Constitution and Governing Institutions" and "Constitutional Human Rights" from a multifaceted and multilateral perspective, while also comparing them with the constitutional systems of other countries.
Specifically, the course will proceed in three stages. 1) Group work will be conducted on individual themes, and the problems and issues of each theme will be analyzed and discussed. 2) The content of the group work will be reported (presentation). 3) Group debate will be held on the individual theme. The teacher in charge will set the theme as a suggestion, but if there is a theme that the seminar students want to work on, that will be given priority.
In addition, we plan to use the long holidays to exchange ideas with seminars from other universities, hold seminar camps, and hold extracurricular activities, making for fulfilling seminar activities.

Graduated from Soka University Faculty of Law in 2008
2010: Completed Master's degree at the Graduate Graduate School of Law, Soka University
2014: Completed doctoral program at the Graduate Graduate School of Law Soka University, and obtained a PhD in Law
2014 Assistant Lecturer Faculty of Law, Soka University
2022 Lecturer Faculty of Law, Soka University

Japan Public Law Society, National Constitution Research Group, Constitutional Theory Research Group, Comparative Constitution Society, Japan-American Law Society, Religious Law Society

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