Spring 2020
Academic Calendar for Spring 2020(updated May 7) PDF
Syllabi will be released as in due course.
Important Announcement
Closure of Campus
[Updated on 9th April]
The campus is closed from 5:00 pm on April 9 until further
notice.
"Campus Closure from April 9 (Thu) 5:00 pm" PDF
Start Date and Time Table for Spring 2020 semester
[Updated on 9th April]
All courses for Spring 2020 would be started from Thursday,
7th May.
The lecture period would be 105 minutes each.
*TIME TABLE*
- 1st period: 8:50-10:35
- 2nd period:10:55-12:40
- 3rd period:13:40-15:25
- 4th period:15:45-17:30
- 5th period:17:50-19:35
- 6th period:19:55-21:40
Preparation for Future Online Lecture
Faculty of Law/Graduate School of Law, Kobe University are now examining to hold some courses using LMS BEEF (Learing Management System Basic Environment for Educational Frontier 2020) and remote conferencing services such as Zoom.
[Updated on 1st April]
All courses for Spring semester 2020 would be delivered via
internet.
1. LMS BEEF
The Login ID and Login Password are required to use LMS BEEF.
Use's Manual for BEEF
2. Devices and peripheral equipment for using Zoom
Devices; PC (recomended), tablet or smartphone
Peripherals; Web camera, microphone, speaker and headset (if
necessary, for video viewing and intercommunication).
3. Network Environment
It is expected that a lecture unit (105 minutes) will require
500MB to 1GB.
We strongly recommend you set up an internet connection at home
with no limitation to data in order to avoid hefty charge or limit
to access.
[Updated on 8th April]
All research rooms will be shut down from 5:00 pm on 9th April.
Please refer to the notice below for your further information.
Closure of Research Room
In light of declaration of state of emergency issued by Prime Minister yesterday, we have to make a decision to close research rooms and to prohibit the entry from 5:00 pm on April 9 until further announcement.
Please take home your personal belongings including important books and reference materials that are essential for research immediately, as well as leftovers that might go bad.
If you need to enter a research room, you are asked to consult with the office at law-kyomu-kenkyuka[at]office.kobe-u.ac.jp in advance. Please note that we might need to shut down the research rooms earlier than planned depending on the instructions by Kobe University and Hyogo prefecture.
[Updated on 3rd April]
There is a possibility at some point in the future that all
university facilities including research rooms will be shut down.
We would like to ask you to bring back the important documents
including books and materials for research to home to prepare for
that situation.
Message from Dean
To graduate students,
As has been notified below on April 1, due to spread of COVID-19, we are facing with the even higher possibility that declaration of a state of emergency will be issued. When ‘state of emergency’ is declared, our university will be probably shut down and thus students are not able to go into any of school buildings.
In preparation for the shutdown of ‘kenkyu shitsu,’ we ask you again to take home your important books and reference material that are essential for research at your earliest convenience.
Your cooperation with people around you is highly appreciated. We sincerely wish your health.
Dean, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University Narufumi KADOMATSU
Regular Courses
(Updated 9 April)
| May 11- 2nd period/Mon |
Readings in Scholarly Literature (Legal Studies) |
|---|---|
| May 11- 5th period/Mon |
Introduction to Legal English 1 |
| May 12- 5th period/Tue |
Law and Finance (A) |
| May 13- 3rd period/Wed |
Introduction to Common Law I |
| May 7- 2nd period/Thu |
Advanced Legal English 1 |
| May 7- 5th period/Thu |
Japanese Legal System II |
Intensive Courses
*Schedules are subject to change due to COVID-19 outbreak.
| May 26, June 2, 9 and 16 |
nternational Business Transactions (B) |
|---|---|
| June 17, 19, 24, 26, 30, July 1,3 |
International Business Litigation (B) |
| TBA |
Global Arbitration Practice (A) |
| July 4, 11, 25 and August 1 |
International Business Transactions (A) |
Others
| Internship |
|---|
| Short Term Internship |
Fall 2020
Academic Calendar for Fall 2020
PDF
(Updated Nov 30)
Syllabi will be released as in due course.
Important Announcement
Conditions for Using Classroom
Some of courses are delivered at the classroom. Online classes are also available. Please confirm the condition below before you attend classes in the campus.
Conditions for attending classes at the campus PDF
Health Check Sheet Excel
Time Table for Fall 2020 semester
The lecture period is 90 minutes each.
*TIME TABLE* - 1st period: 8:50-10:20
- 2nd period:10:40-12:10
- 3rd period:13:20-14:50
- 4th period:15:10-16:40
- 5th period:17:00-18:30
- 6th period:18:50-20:20
Regular Courses
| October 2- 3rd period/Fri |
Advanced Legal English 2 |
|---|---|
| October 5- 5th period/Mon |
Introduction to Legal English 2 |
| October 7- 3rd period/Wed |
Introduction to Common Law 2 |
| October 15- 5 or 5-6th period/Thu every two weeks |
Japanese Legal System I |
| December 1- 1st period/Tue 2nd period/Fri |
Special lectures on International Law III |
Intensive Courses
| October 10, 17 |
Strategic Internatioanl Business Consulting (B) |
|---|---|
| October 13- November 15 Tue, Wed and Fri |
Internatioanl Investment Law 1 |
| October 24, 25 |
ADR in Asia and the Rest of the world |
| November 2- December 21 |
Law and Finance (B) |
| November 25, 27 December 2, 4 |
Public International Law 1 |
| November 14, 21 December 5, 12 |
Asian Law |
| December 17, 18, 21 and 22 |
Public International law 2 |
| December 19 January 9, 16 and 23 |
Dispute Resolution in Asia Workshop (A) |
| January 5-8, 11-14 |
Comparative Competition Law |
| January 19- Feburary 10 |
International Investment law 2 |
Others
| Vis Moot Workshop |
|---|
| Internship |
| Short Term Internship |