Kobe LL.M. -GMAP in Law-

What's New?お知らせ

To prospective students:
GMAP in Law has been renewed to KIMAP in Global Business Law, and no longer accepts applications. Click the logo below to visit the KIMAP in Global Business Law website.

August 8

Lecture: We welcomed Prof. Emeritus AGO Shin-ichi from Kyusyu University for "International Labor Law" intensive course [July 29-August 2].

July 30

Lecture: The regular course "International Investment Law 1" was held by Dr. Nikos Lavranos and Dr. Eco Hamersma between April 12 and July 26. The course wrapped up with a mock arbitration in which the students played as claimants and respondents, while Dr. Lavranos, Dr. Hamersma and Prof. Kawashima playing as arbitrators.

July 8

Event: The Kobe Seminar on International Law, organized by Prof. Takeuchi, took place on July 4th with 20 researchers and students from both within and outside Kobe University. Dr. James Devaney from the University of Glasgow delivered a lecture on "Unilateral Sanctions Against Russia and the International Rule of Law." Participants actively engaged in discussions and exchanged opinions on the topic..

July 5

Lecture: We welcomed Dr. James Devaney from University of Glasgow for "Public International Law 1" intensive course [July 2-4].

July 3

Event: On 27 June, Professor Carpenter escorted a group of 20 KIMAP and other students (some of whom are pictured outside the courts building) to view a variety of proceedings in civil and criminal cases at the Osaka Law Courts.

July 2

Lecture: The regular course "Global Business and SDGs" was held online by attorneys of Nishimura & Asahi [May 10-June 28].

June 21

Seminar:
-Date and time: July 4, 2024 (Thu) 17:00-18:30
-Title: Unilateral Sanctions Against Russia and the International Rule of Law
-Lecturer: Dr. James Devaney (University of Glasgow)
-Venue: Room 406, Frontier Hall for Social Sciences (Map No.29)
-Language: English

No registration is required.
Click here to view the event flyer.

May 17

Lecture: We welcomed Ms. Aude Fiorini from University of Dundee for "International Business Litigation (A)" intensive course [May 13-16].

March 13

Course schedule for AY2024 is now available.

January 4

Lecture: We welcomed Dr. Lorenz Ködderitzsch from Johnson & Johnson for face-to-face classes of "International Corporate Law and Practice" intensive course between Oct 31 and Nov 2. He delivered online lectures on Nov 8, 29, Dec 6, 20 and 27 from Belgium.

December 22

Event: Students taking Professor Carpenter's Law & Practice of International Finance course visited the Osaka Securities Exchange building, where they learnt about the history, development and current workings of securities markets in Japan, including financial futures.

November 13

Lecture: We welcomed Prof. Dr. Alan K. Koh from Nanyang Technological University for face-to-face classes of "International Business Transactions" intensive course between Oct 3 and 5. He delivered online lectures on Nov 7 and 10 from Singapore.

October 27

Lecture: We welcomed Mr. Jeff Leong from JLPW and Prof. Yun Zhao from the University of Hong Kong for "Asian Law" intensive coure [October 17-26]

October 2

We held an orientation for new KIMAP students on September 28 with 18 participants including faculty members, current students and admin staff. The faculty members delivered presentations for their courses in the Fall 2023 semester and students deepened exchanges with each other.

September 6

Course schedule for Fall 2023 is now available.

September 4

Lecture: We welcomed Dr. Shin-ichi Ago from Ritsumeikan University Kinugasa Research Organization for "International Labor Law" intensive course [August 28-September 1].

July 28

Lecture: We welcomed Prof. Il-Young Jung from University of Ulsan for "Comparative Constitutional Law" intensive course [July 24-27].

July 4

Lecture: The intensive course "International Investment Law 1" was held online by Prof. Dr. Nikos Lavranos from European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA) [May 15-July 3].

July 3

Lecture: The intensive course "Global Business and SDGs" was held online by attorneys of Nishimura & Asahi [May 12-June 30].

May 12

We welcomed Ms. Aude Fiorini from University of Dundee for "International Business Litigation (A)" intensive course [May 7-11]

May 10

Admissions: The First Admission Guidance Fair for Kobe University Graduate School of Law in 2023

Admission Guidance Fair for Kobe University Graduate School of Law will be held online between 10:30-12:00 (JST) on June 14 (Wed), 2023. If you are interested in KIMAP in Global Business Law (Kobe LL.M.), and/or thinking about taking the entrance exam for spring admission in 2024, please join the session.

Explanations will be given in Japanese, but questions in English will be accepted. Prior registration is required and should be made by May 31 (Wed). For more information, please click here or contact us.

*Please note that the application deadline for KIMAP in Global Business Law 2023 Fall Admission is June 2 (Fri), 2023.

April 7

We held an orientation for new students on April 7 with 14 participants including faculty members, current students and admin staff. The faculty members delivered presentations for their courses in the Spring 2023 semester and students deepened exchanges with each other.