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Annual Conference 2019
- Date
- 16 (Sat) and 17 (Sun), November 2019
- Place
- Ritsumeikan University Suzaku Campus (Kyoto City)
- Theme
- Legal Idea on Others
Past Conferences
2018
The 2018 annual conference of JALP
The 2018 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) was held on 10-11 November 2018, at the University of Tokyo. The main theme of the conference was “Legal Pluralism: Laws in the Age of Globalization". After the keynote speech given by Prof. ASANO Yuki (Doshisha University), the following presentations and comments were held.
- Legal Pluralism: Laws in the Age of Globalization / ASANO Yuki
- Legal Pluralism from the Perspective of Administrative Law / HARADA Hiroki
- Multiple Order Formation in the Era of Global Regulations and its Significance / MATSUO Yoh
- Legal Pluralism in the Sector of Commercial and Financial Law / KOZUKA Souichirou
- How to Generate Private Norms on Legal Pluralism / YAMADA Yachiko
- On the Legal Pluralist Challenge to the Conceptual Analysis of Law: the Blurring Boundaries between International and Domestic Legal Systems / KAKU Shun
- Legal Pluralism and International Human Rights Law: a Possibility for a Pluralistic, Non-hierarchical and Circulative System for Human Rights Protection / EJIMA Akiko
- Legal Pluralism and Legal Reasoning: toward a Relational Theory / KONDO Keisuke
- Global Legal Pluralism and the Contemporary Role of Private International Law / NISHITANI Yuko
- Comments on the Significance of Legal Pluralism / HASEGAWA Ko
2017
The 2017 annual conference of JALP
The 2017 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) was held on 18-19 November 2017, at Osaka University. The main theme of the conference was “Biomedical Research and Law". After the keynote speech given by Prof. HATATE Toshihiko (Sapporo Medical University), the following presentations and comments were held.
- Biomedical Research and Law / HATATE Toshihiko
- Public Regulation of Biomedical Sciences / HISHIYAMA Yutaka
- Rethinking the Role of Research Ethics Committees: beyond Subject Protection / TASHIRO Shimon
- The Analysis of Current Legal Regulations on Biomedical Research / YONEMURA Shigeto
- Professionalism, Governance and Law in the Life Science Research Area / NOZAKI Akiko
- Ethics and Law in Biomedical Research: Rethinking through Democracy / OKUDA Junichiro
- Biomedical Research and Law: on the Structure of Legal Regulation / HIRANO Hitohiko
- Concluding Remarks: the Function of Law in Bio-medical Research / MORIGIWA Yasutomo
2016
The 2016 annual conference of JALP
The 2016 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) was held on 12-13 November 2016, at Rikkyo University. The main theme of the conference was “Law of Care, Law from Care". After the keynote speech given by Prof. HATTORI Takahiro (Kyoto University), the following presentations and comments were held.
- Care from Law, Law from Care / HATTORI Takahiro
- Respect for Care: toward a Society that Fosters Valuable Caring Relations / IKEDA Hirono
- Comment: from the Viewpoint of Vulnerability Theories / ODAGAWA Daisuke
- Children and Care / OE Hiroshi
- Comment: Publicness of Chile Care / YOSHIOKA Takehiko
- Thinking "Supported Decision Making" Seriously / SATO Shoichi
- Toward Notion of Care as Basic Idea for Social Vision / INOUE Masako
- Multi-layered Structure of Care and Law: from Examination of Public Nursing Care Insurance and Hospice / KAWAMI Makoto
- Ethics of Care for Long-Term Care Insurance in Japan / TSUTSUMI Shuzoh
2015
The 2015 annual conference of JALP
The 2015 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) was held on 7-8 November 2015, at Okinawa-ken Shichouson Jichi Kaikan (Naha City), under support of Okinawa International University. The main theme of the conference was “Future of Retribution Theory". After the keynote speech given by Prof. TAKIKAWA Hirohide (Rikkyo University), the following presentations and comments were held.
- The Future of Retribution / TAKIKAWA Hirohide
- Retributive Punishment and Vengeance / HASHIMOTO Yuko
- Desert and Retribution / YONEMURA Kotaro
- Repugnance between Consequentialism and Retrivutivism (?) / ANDO Kaoru
- Retribution as the Ground Justifying Punishment: From the Viewpoint of Criminal Law / MATSUBARA Yoshiro
- Development of the Recent Neuroscience and Direction of the Retributive Theory / OKAUE Masami
- Comment / MORIMURA Susumu
- Comment: From the Viewpoint of Criminal Law / IDA Makoto
2014
The 2014 annual conference of JALP
The 2014 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) was held on 8-9 November 2014, at Kyoto University Yoshida Campus. The main theme of the conference was “Philosophy of Legislation: Repositioning of Legisprudence". After the keynote speech given by Prof. YAMADA Yachiko (Chuo University), the following presentations and comments were held.
- Revival of Congress Sovereignty: Theory of Legislation of Normative Legal Positivism / YOKOHAMA Tatsuya
- On Stupidity of Solving Legal Authority to Legislative Authority / SHIMADU Itaru
- Position of “Legislation” in Governance: from the Viewpoint of Public Law / FUJITANI Takeshi
- Possibility of Jurisprudence in the Age of Post-Administrative State / MATSUO Yo
- Good Governance and Legislation in Development: Focusing on Legal Dynamism of Justness and Legitimacy / MATSUO Hiroshi
- Viewpoint to Grasp Relation between Legislation and Judiciary / HAMA Shin’ichiro
- Quality Control of Legislation and Democratic Legitimacy / OHYA Takehiro
- “Politics” and “Law” on the Quality of Law / KAWASAKI Masai
- Comment / INOUE Tatsuo
2013
The 2013 annual conference of JALP
The 2013 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) was held on 16-17 November 2013, at Komazawa University Komazawa Campus. The main theme of the conference was "'Tacit Knowledge' in Civil Court: Reconsidering 'Legal Syllogism’". After the keynote speech given by Prof. TAKAHASHI Fumihiko (Meiji Gakuin University), the following presentations and comments were held.
- Adopt Law to Fact, or Fact to Law? / KAMEMOTO Hiroshi
- Limit and Perspective of Legal Syllogism in Civil Trial: from cases on excess interest / SEGAWA Nobuhisa
- Measures to Choose and Form Legal Norm in Civil Trial / MURATA Wataru
- Recognition of Fact in Civil Trial / SHIMAZU Itaru
- Fact from Attorneys’ Viewpoint / NAKAMURA Tamiko
- Structure of Fact Recognition in Civil Trial / TESHIMA Asami
- Fact Recognition and Legal Interpretation, Application / KATO Shintaro
- Comment / TANAKA Shigeaki
The results of the conference were compiled to the Annals of Legal Philosophy 2013, which will be published from Yuhikaku Publishing in 2014.
2012
The 2012 annual conference of JALP
The 2012 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) was held on 10-11 November 2012, at Kwansei Gakuin University Nishinomiya Campus. The main theme of the conference was "Justice beyond Border". After the keynote speech given by Prof. ISHIYAMA Fumihiko (Chuo University), the following presentations and comments were held.
- Global Economic Justice / USAMI Makoto
- Global Distributive Justice and State Membership / URAYAMA Seiko
- Justice beyond Border and International Law / KAKU Shun
- Globalization and Justice: Changes in Subject, Sphere, and Effectiveness / OSHIMURA Takashi
- Cosmopolitanism and Institutional Division of Labor / TAKIKAWA Hirohide
- Comments / INOUE Tatsuo
The results of the conference were compiled to the Annals of Legal Philosophy 2012, which will be published from Yuhikaku Publishing in 2013.
2011
The 2011 annual conference of JALP
The 2011 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) was held on 12-13 November 2011, at Hitotsubashi University Kunitachi Campus. The main theme of the conference was "Renaissance of Utilitarianism: as philosophy of government". After the keynote speech given by Prof. WAKAMATSU Yoshiki (Seijo University), the following presentations and comments were held.
- Utilitarianism and Public Health / KODAMA Satoshi
- Comments for Prof. Kodama / SUZUKI Shintaro
- Utilitarianism and Education: mainly on the evaluation of education in J. Bentham's theory of government / KOMATSU Kayoko
- Comments for Prof. Komatsu / SEKI Yoshinori
- Utilitarianism as a Theory of Government / ANDO Kaoru
- Utilitarianism and Law: mutual relationship of control measures / OHYA Takehiro
- Comments for Prof. Ando and Prof. Ohya / INOUE Tatsuo
The results of the conference were compiled to the Annals of Legal Philosophy 2011, which was published from Yuhikaku Publishing in 2012.
2010
The 2010 annual conference of JALP
The 2010 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) was held on 20-21 November 2010, at Seinan Gakuin University. The main theme of the conference was "Roles of Citizen or "Civil Society" and Responsibility of State". After the keynote speech given by Prof. OHNO Tatsuji (Hosei University), the following presentations and comments were held.
- Current State and Issue of Governmental Policy of Nonprofit Organization / TANAKA Yayoi
- The State and the Weaks' Protection in Consumer Law / KUMAGAI Shiro
- "Civil Society" and Aid for People with Insufficient Judgment / SUGA Fumie
- Opening Administrative Organization and Its Legitimacy / MORI Toru
- On Civil Society and its Non-Political Foundation / NASU Kosuke
- Transborder Governance, National Sovereignty, and Civil Society / ENDO Ken
- Globalization and the Fate of Community / TANIGUCHI Koichi
- Comment / SUGITA Atsushi
The results of the conference were compiled to the Annals of Legal Philosophy 2010, which was published from Yuhikaku Publishing in 2011.
2009
The 2009 annual conference of JALP
The 2009 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) was held on 14-15 November 2009, at Kansai University. The main theme of the conference was "Risk Society and Law". After the keynote speech given by Prof. NAKAYAMA Ryuichi (Osaka University), the following presentations and comments were held.
- Law and Democracy in "Risk Society" / AIKYO Koji
- Deliberative Risk and Deliberative Hope: A Comment / HIRAI Ryosuke
- Transformation of Private Law in a Risk Society / ASANO Yuki
- On the Bottleneck Problem of Private Law in the Risk Society: Comments on Prof. Asano's Discussion Report / FUKUI Kota
- Risk Society and Environmental Law: Precautionary Principle in Environmental Law / OTSUKA Tadashi
- Risk Society and Precautionary Principle in Environmental Law: Comment on the Paper Presented by Professor Ptsuka (Abstract) / MATSUMOTO Mitsuo
- Risk Society and Criminal Law / MATSUBARA Yoshihiro
- Horror House / Mirror House: A Reply to Professor Matsubara / OHYA Takehiro
- A World Order against Global Risks / TAKIKAWA Hirohide
- Government Networks and "Cosmopolitan Common Sense": Short Comment on Professor Takikawa's Presentation / MORIMOTO Taku
The results of the conference were compiled to the Annals of Legal Philosophy 2009, which was published from Yuhikaku Publishing in 2010.
2008
The 2008 annual conference of JALP
The 2008 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) was held on 22-23 November 2008, at Gakushuin University. The main theme of the conference was "conomics and Law: an Interdisciplinary Dialogue". After the keynote speech given by Prof. USAMI Makoto (Tokyo Institute of Technology), the following presentations and comments were held.
- Efficiency, Equity and Social Respect for Individual Rights / SUZUMURA Kotaro
- On the Identification and Exercise of Rights: A Comment on Professor Suzumura's "Efficiency, Equity and Social Respect for Individual Rights" / GOTOH Reiko
- Law and Economics of Employment Protection / YASHIRO Naohiro
- A Comment on Professor Yashiro: A Right's Perspective / ASANO Yuki
- Economics Effects of Public Policy / IHORI Toshihiro
- Reply to Professor Ihori / TANIGUCHI Koichi
- Law, Jurisprudence, and Economics in the Perspective of R. H. Coase / KAMEMOTO Hiroshi
- New Directions in Law and Economics: A Comment on Professor Kamemoto's Paper: OTA Shozo
- Economics and Law: Commenting on the Presentations: SHIMAZU Itaru
The results of the conference were compiled to the Annals of Legal Philosophy 2008, which was published from Yuhikaku Publishing in 2009.
2007
The 2007 annual conference of JALP
The 2007 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) was held on 10-11 November 2007, at Doshisha University. The main theme of the conference was "What is 'Modern' for the History of Legal Thoughts?". Prof. SAKURAI Tetsu (Kobe Univ.) gave the keynote speech, which was followed by some sessions.
The proceedings were published in the Annals of Legal Philosophy 2007.
2006
The 2006 annual conference of JALP
The 2006 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) was held on 25-26 November 2006, at Aoyama University. The main theme of the conference was "Legal Philosophy and Legal Education".Prof. OTSUKA Shigeru (Tokai Univ.) gave the keynote speech, which was followed by some sessions.
The proceedings were published in the Annals of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy 2006.
2005
The 2005 annual conference of JALP
The 2005 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) was held on 12-13 November 2005, at Nanzan University. The main theme of the conference was "The Rule of Law in Contemporary Japanese Society".Prof. FUKADA Mitsunori (Doshisha Univ.) gave the keynote speech, which was followed by some sessions.
The proceedings were published in the Annals of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy 2005.
2004
The 2004 annual conference of JALP
The 2004 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) took place on 13-14 November 2004, at Hiroshima University. The main theme of the conference was "Libertarianism and the Legal Theory".Prof. MORIMURA Susumu (Hitotsubashi Univ.) gave the keynote speech, which was followed by some sessions.
The proceedings were published in the Annals of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy 2004.
2003
The 2003 annual conference of JALP
The 2003 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) took place on 21-22 November 2003, at Hosei University in Tokyo. The main theme of the conference was "Gender/Sexuality and Law". Prof. SUMIYOSHI Masami (Aoyamagakuin Univ.) gave the keynote speech, which was followed by some sessions.
The proceedings were published in the Annals of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy 2003.
2002
The 2002 annual conference of JALP
The 2002 annual conference of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy (JALP) took place on 2-3 November 2002, at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto. The main theme of the conference was "Law and Religion". Prof. TSUNODA Takeshi (Osaka Prefecture Univ.) gave the keynote speech, which was followed by four sessions. Provisional titles and speakers of each session were:
- SESSION 1: Natural Law and Positive Law in the Western Society
- 1. From the Christian Perspective: Prof. Emeritus Jose LIOMPART (Sophia U.)
- 2. From the Canon Law Perspective: Prof. ICHIHARA Yasuhisa (Kansai U.)
- SESSION 2: Indigenous Law and State Law in the Non-Western Society:
- 3.From the Legal Pluralistic Perspective: Prof. Emeritus CHIBA Masaji (Tokyo Metropolitan U.)
- 4.From the Islamic Perspective: Prof. ODA Yoshiko (Kansai U.)
- SESSION 3: Comparison between the Western and Non-Western Legal Culture concerning the "Law and Religion"
- 5. From the Comparative Theory of Legal Culture Perspective: Prof. TSUNODA Takeshi (Osaka Prefecture U.)
- SESSION 4: Liberalism and "Law and Religion"
- 6.From the Constitutional Law's Perspective: Prof. HIRANO Takeshi (Ryukoku U.)
- 7.Comment to Prof. Hirano's Presentation from the German Constitutional Law's Perspective: Prof. SHIAKE Masanori (Kyoto U>)
- 8.From the Multi-Culturalistic Perspective: Prof. ISHIYAMA Fumihiko (Daito Bunka U.)
- 9.Comment from the Liberal Perspective: Prof. MORIMURA Susumu (Hitotsubashi U.)
- SESSION 5: Discussion
There ware also six paper presentations which are not directly related to the main theme of the conference. The proceedings were published in the Annals of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy 2002.
2001
The 2001 annual conference of JALP
The 2001 annual conference of the Japan Association of Philosophy of Law (JALP) took place on 9-10 November 2001, at Tohoku Gakuin University in Sendai. The main theme of the conference was "The Problem of Order in the Information Society". The conference began with a keynote speech by Prof. SAKO Ichiro (Kyushu U.), followed by five sessions. Topics and speakers for each session were;
- 1. Law, Information, and Technology: Prof. SAKO Ichiro (Kyushu U.)
- 2. Some Philosophical Aspects of the Privacy Issues in the Age of the Internet: Prof. MIZUTANI Masahiko (Kyoto U.)
- 3. Efficiency, Diversity, Freedom: Prof. TAMURA Yoshiyuki (Hokkaido U.)
- 4. Information Society and Transformation of Politics and the Public: Prof. HATTORI Takahiro (Okayama U.)
- 5. The Internet and Overlapping Communities: Prof. OHYA Takehiro (Nagoya U.)
Profs. MATSUURA Yoshiharu (Nagoya U.), SERIZAWA Hideaki (Tohoku U.), MATSUI Shigenori (Osaka U.) and AONO Toru (Kanazawa U.) were the commentators.
Apart from these sessions, there were also eight presentations which were not directly related to the conference topic by the following scholars: Prof. ASANO Yuki (Kanazawa U.), Prof. HAMA Shinichiro (Doshisha U.), Ms. ISHIMURA Kumiko (Osaka Prefecture U.), Mr. KANAI Mitsuo (Tokyo Metropolitan U.), Prof. OHE Hiroshi (Hokkaido U. of Education), Prof. TSUNEKI Jun (Osaka U.), Prof. YAMADA Yachiko (Toyo U.), and YAMAMOTO Yoichi (Kagawa U.).
The proceedings were published in the Annals of the Japan Association of Legal Philosophy 2001.
