MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
The Faculty of Law traces its roots back almost 100 years to theShiritsu Kyoto Hosei
Gakko (Kyoto Private School of Law and Politics), the educational institution that was
later transformed into Ritsumeikan University. During the intervening years, we have
continued to uphold the institution's founding spirit of freedom and freshness while
maintaining the Ritsumeikan educational philosophy of peace and democracy in both our
research and our educational pursuits. We take pride in the traditions evident in the
prewar journal Ho to Keizai (Law and Economy), published from 1934 to 1941, and in the
studies of law and politics that have been maintained by a long line of postwar scholars--
starting with the late University President Suekawa Hiroshi-- devoted to the principles of
peace, democracy and human rights. It is our goal to continue this tradition. The
Ritsumeikan University Faculty of Law Home Page is scheduled to provide reports on the
contents of such publications as Ritsumeikan Hogaku and the Ritsumeikan Law Review, as
well as a wide range of activities, including international exchange programs and
lectures, classroom activities, and plans for new research and educational activities, and
we hope to keep them as up-to-minute as possible. We also plan to introduce our audience
to some of the pioneering efforts and projects of the educators who helped forge our first
century of achievement. We therefore hope that you will not make this visit to our Home
Page your last. With your feedback and support, we hope to make our "Home" a
place you'll want to visit again and again. Thanks again for your patronage.
| YOSHIMURA Ryoichi Dean, Faculty of Law Ritsumeikan University |