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last modified：2024/03/27

Professor　HIGASHIKAWA Koji

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Faculty, Affiliation

Faculty of Law, Institute of Human and Social Sciences

College and School Educational Field


Division of Human and Socio-Environment Studies, Graduate School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies
Course in Advanced Legal Studies, School of Law, College of Human and Social Sciences

Laboratory

　TEL:076-264-5402　FAX:076-264-5405

Academic Background

【Academic background(Doctoral/Master's Degree)】
Kobe University　Doctor　Graduate School, Division of Law　2001　Completed

Career

associate professor of law
Michigan State University, School of Law, Visiting Scholar(2005/04/01-2005/09/30)
University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, Visiting Scholar(2007/10/01-2008/02/29)
professor of law　School of Law
The University of Akron School of Law(2015/09/01-2016/08/31)

Year & Month of Birth

1971/11

Academic Society

Japanese American Society for Legal Studies
Japanese American Society for Legal Studies
Japan Society of Comparative Law
Japan Society of Comaparative Law

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Specialities

Fundamental law、Anglo-American Law、Public law

Speciality Keywords

Anglo-American Law, Racial Discrimination, Jury System, Election Law

Research Themes

First Amendment and Civil Liability

Is media publisher held to be liable for allegedly inciting or instructing criminal conduct or illegal acts?

Voting Rights Jurisprudence

Comparative Study of Judicial System

Books

  • 　Colin P.A. Jones (ed)　The Annotated Constitution of Japan: A Handbook　Amsterdam University Press　2023/08/15

Papers

  • 　Revisiting Racial Gerrymandering Cases in the 1990s　45　1　1-58　2002/11
  • 　Revisiting Racial Gerrymandering Cases in 1990s　45　2　1-49　2003/03
  • 　Some Attempts to Regulate a Political Gerrymandering　24　1　95-104　2008/10
  • 　Is Buckley Still Alive?: Recent Development of Campaign Finance Law　24　2　97-107　2009/02
  • 　Tying the Knot with a Surname? The Constitutionality of Japan's Law Requiring a Same Marital Name　Koji Higashikawa　ConLawNOW　7　1　2016/05/12

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  • 　After Scalia: The Future of United States Election Law　2017/10
  • 　Recent issues on American election laws　Koji Higashikawa　23-32頁　2017/10
  • 　Constitutional Value of False Speech: Preliminary Examination for a Possible Fake News Regulation　79巻　278　2017/12
  • 　Comment, Japan’s Hate Speech Laws: Translations of the Osaka City Ordinance and the National Act to Curb Hate Speech in Japan 　Koji Higashikawa　Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal　19　1　2017/12
  • 　Bold Solution from Easy Cases: The Development, Benefit, and Concern on Japanese Hate Speech Laws　Koji Higashikawa　Michigan State International Law Review　29　261　2021/06/01
  • 　Blocking Voters on Twitter: Some Analysis on Recent U.S. Cases　Koji Higashikawa　Doshisha Law Review　75　4　373　2023/09/30

Conference Presentations

  • More Powerful Approach for Hate Speech in Japan(conference：2020 Symposium: Free Speech Around the World)(2020/02/14)
  • Japan's Quasi Jury System Coming of Age(conference：Joint Symposium of National Cheng Kung University and Kanazawa University)(2019/07/08)
  • Hate Speech Regulations in Japan: Introduction(conference：Hate Speech Regulations in Japan: How Far Could We Go From Here)(2017/12/16)
  • Free Speech & Hate Speech – History, Story, Narrative：Hate Speech Law in Japan(conference：The Asian Conference on Ethics, Religion & Philosophy)(2017/03/23)
  • Recent Issues on American Election Laws(2016/06/26)

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  • Recent Development on Hate Speech Controversy in Japan PANEL: Comparative Free Speech Law and Society Association Annual Conference, May 28th, 2015 at Seattle (conference：Law and Society Association Annual Conference)(2015/05/28)
  • One More Thing: Examining the Constitutionality of Future Civil Jury System in Japan PANEL: Japan & Civil Jury Trials: Possibilities, Pros, and Cons(conference：Law and Society Association Annual Conference)(2013/05/28)
  • We the Government: Recent Debates on Constitutional Revision in Japan(conference：An international conference: My Keywords for Understanding Japanese Law)(2013/05/25)
  • Japanese Jury System and Japanese view on trial(2010/12/17)
  • The Sovereign Reigns and Speaks a Little?---How Much the Emperor of Japan May Speak on a Potentially Political Issue?(conference：Law and Society Association Annua Conference)(2023/06/01)

Others

Arts and Fieldwork

Patent

Theme to the desired joint research

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research

○「虚偽の言論規制と人格権保護に関する比較法研究」(2019-2022)　
○「社会的少数者・弱者保護のための表現規制のあり方に関する比較法研究」(2012-2014)
○「交渉教育理論を適用した英語教育の教材開発研究」(2009-)　

Competitive research funding,Contribution

Collaborative research,Consignment study

Classes (Bachelors)

○Law in Liberal Arts(2022)
○Fundamentals of Law and Politics B(2022)
○English for Legal Studies(2022)
○Lecture on Life in Campus and Society(2022)
○Foreign Law B(2022)
○Foreign Law(2022)
○Seminar(2022)
○Seminar(2022)
○Preliminary Seminar(2022)
○Preliminary Seminar(2022)
○Foreign Law A(2022)
○Foreign Law(2022)
○Seminar(2022)
○Seminar(2022)
○Preliminary Seminar(2022)
○Preliminary Seminar(2022)
○Seminar(2022)
○Seminar(2022)
○Seminar(2022)
○Seminar(2022)
○GS English Language Courses for Undergraduates 2(2022)
○GS English Language Courses for Undergraduates 1(2022)
○GS English Language Courses for Undergraduates 2(2022)
○GS English Language Courses for Undergraduates 1(2022)
○Lecture on Life in Campus and Society(2021)
○Foreign Law(2021)
○Seminar(2021)
○Seminar(2021)
○Preliminary Seminar(2021)
○Preliminary Seminar(2021)
○Preliminary Seminar(2021)
○GS English Language Courses for Undergraduates 2(2021)
○GS English Language Courses for Undergraduates 2(2021)
○GS English Language Courses for Undergraduates 1(2021)
○GS English Language Courses for Undergraduates 1(2021)
○English for Legal Studies(2021)
○Law in Liberal Arts(2021)
○Fundamentals of Law and Politics B(2021)
○Seminar(2017)
○Special Lecture on International Studies E(2017)
○Special Lecture on International Studies(2017)
○Special Lecture(2017)
○Special Lecture on Foreign Law(2017)
○Special Lecture(2017)
○Special Lecture(2017)
○Seminar(2017)
○Project(2017)
○Foreign Law(2017)
○Law and Society in Japan(2017)
○Special Lecture on International Studies E(2017)
○Special Lecture(2017)
○Project(2017)
○Special Lecture(2017)
○Foreign Law(2016)
○Special Lecture on International Studies(2016)
○Special Lecture on Foreign Law(2016)
○Project(2016)
○Special Lecture(2016)
○Seminar(2016)
○Special Lecture(2016)

Classes (Graduate Schools)

○Foreign Law I (D)(2021)
○Foreign Law II (D)(2021)
○Anglo-American Law(2017)
○Foreign Law (SL) II(2017)
○Seminar on Foreign Law II (D)(2017)
○Seminar on Anglo-American Law(2017)
○Anglo-American Law(2017)
○Foreign Law (SL) IV(2017)
○Foreign Law (Seminar) I(2017)
○Foreign Law (Seminar) II(2017)
○Seminar on Foreign Law I (D)(2017)
○Foreign Law (SL) II(2017)
○Foreign Law (Seminar) I(2017)
○Foreign Law (Seminar) II(2017)
○Foreign Law II (D)(2017)
○Foreign Law I (D)(2017)
○Foreign Law (D)(2017)
○Foreign Law (Seminar) III(2017)
○Foreign Law (Seminar) (D)(2017)
○Foreign Law (SL) III(2017)
○Foreign Law (Seminar) IV(2017)
○Foreign Law (SL) I(2017)
○Foreign Law (SL) I(2017)
○Foreign Law I (D)(2016)
○Foreign Law (Seminar) (D)(2016)
○Anglo-American Law(2016)
○Foreign Law (D)(2016)
○Seminar on Foreign Law I (D)(2016)
○Seminar on Anglo-American Law(2016)
○Foreign Law II (D)(2016)
○Seminar on Foreign Law II (D)(2016)
○Foreign Law (SL) II(2016)
○Foreign Law (Seminar) II(2016)
○Foreign Law (SL) II(2016)
○Foreign Law (Seminar) I(2016)
○Foreign Law (SL) I(2016)
○Foreign Law (Seminar) IV(2016)
○Foreign Law (SL) I(2016)
○Foreign Law (SL) IV(2016)
○Foreign Law (SL) III(2016)
○Foreign Law (Seminar) I(2016)
○Foreign Law (Seminar) II(2016)
○Foreign Law (Seminar) III(2016)
○Anglo-American Law(2016)

International Project

International Students

Lecture themes

Others (Social Activities)

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