Ritsumeikan University College of Law Graduate School of Law
[number credits],
Subjects marked with * are required courses. Students must obtain 98 credits for completion of the program
Common Subjects for Basic and Advanced Knowledge of Law
Specialized Lawyers Programs
Basic Law Courses*
(54 credits)
Basic Courses in Legal Practice
(14 or more credits)
Basic Law and Related Courses
(4 or more credits)
Advanced/Applied Courses
(26 or more credits)
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First Year Courses (Note 1)
[4] Constitutional Law
[4] Civil Law I
[2] Civil Law II
[2] Criminal Law I
[2] Criminal Law II
[2] Civil Law III
[2] Civil Law IV
[2] Civil Law V
[2] Commercial Law I
[2] Commercial Law II
[2] Law of Civil Procedure I
[2] Law of Criminal Procedure I
First Year Courses
 
[2] Legal Research and Writing (LR&W)*
[4] Legal English I - II
[2] Legal Ethics*
First, Second, and Third Year Courses
[2] Contemporary Legal Theory
[2] History of Law
[2] Theory of Judicial System
[2] Gender and Law
[2] Public Policy
[2] Comparative Law
[2] Dispute Resolution and Law
[2] Bioethics and Law
[2] Law and Psychology
Common Courses
(1st/2nd/3rd Year Courses)
[2] Anglo-American Law
[2] European Law
[2] Asian Law
[2]Seminar in Foreign Law: Study Abroad
[2] Special Lectures
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Second Year Courses
[2] Administrative Law
[4] Seminar in Civil Law I - II
[4] Seminar in Commercial Law I - II
[2] Law of Civil Procedure II
[2] Law of Criminal Procedure II
[2] Seminar in Constitutional Law
[4] Seminar in Civil Procedure
[2] Seminar in Criminal Law
[2] Seminar in Criminal Procedure
[2] Administrative Remedy Law
Second Year Courses
[2] Ultimate Facts and Fact-finding
Program Package
(Second/Third Year Courses)
Innovative/Corporate Legal Services
International/Public Legal Services
Legal Services to Protect Life/Human Rights
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Third Year Courses
(Note 2)
[2] Advanced Seminar in Public Law*
[2] Advanced Seminar in Private Law*
[2] Advanced Seminar in Criminal Law*
[2] Legal Clinic I (General Legal Consultation)
[2] Legal Clinic II (Women and Human Rights)
[2] Externship

(Note 1) First year courses in law
Students who have passed the examination in law subjects are awarded all the 28 credits of the first year law courses.

(Note 2) Third year basic courses in legal practice.
Students are required to take one course from below.

  • Legal Clinic I (General Legal Consultatio)
  • Legal Clinic II (Women and Human Right)
  • Externship
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