Faculty Introduction

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Corporate Law

Research theme

Duties and Responsibilities of Directors

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Environmental Law, Administrative Law

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Comprehensive research on environmental legal systems. With reference to the legal systems of other countries, we are researching theoretical issues, practical issues, and new roles and functions of future environmental laws and environmental management from the perspective of practical problem-solving.

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Civil Law, Common Law

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Issues regarding the binding nature of contracts

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Constitution, Media Law

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In addition to issues related to defamation by the media and freedom of expression, I would also like to undertake research into the process by which judicial decisions are made in the Supreme Court.

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International Relations Law

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Issues in International Relations Law in a Global Era

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Political Science

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The formation of British constitutional thought and the development of modern democratic theory

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International Law, International Organizations, Peace Studies

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International Constitutionalism and International Law, the United Nations and Human Security

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Labor Law, Social Security Law, Spanish Law

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Research on labor and social security laws in Spain and Latin American countries

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Politics, Peace Studies, International Relations

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Planetary Politics, Political Thought of Peace, Popular Culture and World Politics, Critical Security Studies

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Civil Code (Property Law)

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Research into the intertwining issue of retention of title and transfer of security

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Civil Law, Water Law

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1. Comprehensive research into water law: building a legal theory for the conservation and use of water resources
2. Research on the basic theory of civil law

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Political science/Administration/Local autonomy/Public policy

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1. Comparative analysis of metropolitan finances
2) Scandals in central government ministries and agencies and prosecutorial investigations

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International Relations and Peace Studies, Public Policy and Legislative Process

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Northeast Asian subregionalism, non-state actors, international policy of local governments

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Constitutional law, comparative constitutional law

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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

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International relations in East Asia, particularly Japan-North Korea relations; Japanese security policy; Japanese national identity; North Korean politics and society; discourse analysis.

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International relations, security policy, identity politics, othering, the abduction issue, discourse analysis.

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Criminal Law, Medical Law

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Criminal negligence, medical malpractice

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Civil Code (Family Law)

Research theme

Support after divorce

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Middle Eastern Studies, Political Sociology (De-democratization Studies), Journalism Studies

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The impact of war, memory, and identity on the decline of democracy (de-democratization)

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Constitutional law, German law, religious law

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1. Research on separation of church and state
2. Religious Freedom Studies
3. Study of German religious law