How Civil Law Is Taught in Asian Universities:Programs for Asian Global Legal Professions Series V

PREFACE Isao Kitai
PART I: HOW CIVIL LAW IS TAUGHT IN ASIAN UNIVERSITIES Chapter 1: HOW CIVIL LAW IS TAUGHT IN JAPANESE LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS Hiroshi Matsuo 1. Introduction 2. At University (1): Undergraduate Level 3. At University (2): Postgraduate Level 4. At the Legal Training and Research Institute 5. Conclusion
Chapter 2: TEACHING CIVIL LAW IN THAILAND: A Case Study of Thammasat University Munin Pongsapan/ Junavit Chalidabhongse/ Viravat Chantachote 1. Introduction 2. Thammasat University’s Monopoly on Legal Education 3. The Dominant Role of the Thai Bar, the Institute of Legal Education of the Thai Bar, and the Judicial Committee in Reshaping Legal Education in Thailand 4. Law Degree Programs Entirely in English: Innovative Experiments 5. Teaching Civil Law at Thammasat University 6. Conclusion
Chapter 3: HOW CIVIL LAW IS TAUGHT AT UNIVERSITY OF YANGON Khin Phone Myint Kyu 1. Introduction 2. Undergraduate Program (LLB) 3. Postgraduate Program 4. HRD Course 5. Conclusion
Chapter 4: A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE OF TEACHING AND APPLYING CIVIL LAW IN CAMBODIA: A Law school’s Perspective Kong Phallack/ Mao Kimpav Introduction 1. Law Programs and Teaching Civil Law at PUC-FLPA 2. Teaching Methodolgy: Cases And Analysis Applying Cambodidan Law Conclusion
PART II: INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL SYSTEMS IN ASIAN COUNTRIES Chapter 1: GROUP LITIGATION (CLASS ACTION) IN JAPAN Toshitaka Kudo 1. Prologue: Defining “Group Litigation” and “Class Action” 2. Group Litigation in Japan 3. Special Procedural Measures for Consumer Protection 4. Epilogue
Chapter 2: OVERVIEW OF THE VIETNAMESE LEGAL SYSTEM Phan Thi Lan Huong 1. The Influence Factors of the Legal System in Vietnam 2. Sources of Law 3. The Court System 4. Legal Professionals
Chapter 3: USING CASE LAW IN LEGAL EDUCATION IN VIETNAM Nguyen Ba Binh 1. The Need for Using Case Law in Legal Education in Vietnam 2. The Current Situation of Using Case Law in Legal Education in Vietnam 3. Some Suggestions for Using Case Law in Legal Education in Vietnam
Chapter 4: GENERAL VIEW OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM IN VIETNAM Nguyen Ngoc Dien Introduction 1. New Concepts of Sources of Law 2. New Concept of Subjective Rights 3. Redefinition of Judicial Functions in the Context of a New Concept of Subjective Rights
Chapter 5: THE LAO LEGAL SYSTEM: Structures, Challenges and Legal Education toward Strengthening the Rule of Law Alounna Khamhoung 1. Overview of Lao People’s Democratic Republic 2. Constitutional Architecture of the Legal System 3. Legal Policy and Challenges on Legal Development in Laos 4. Summary on Progress and Challenges in Legal Education towards Strengthening the Rule of Law in Lao PDR
Chapter 6: INTRODUCTION TO THAI LAW: A Historical Survey Munin Pongsapan 1. Introduction 2. A Brief History of Thailand 3. Sources of Thai Law’s Pre-codification 4. Traditional Thai Private Law 5. Administration of Justice before Reform in the 19th Century 6. Modernization of Thai Law 7. Conclusion
Chapter 7: MYANMAR’S CURRENT LEGAL SYSTEM AND INHERITANCE UNDER THE MYANMAR CUSTOMARY LAW Khin Phone Myint Kyu Introduction 1. History of Myanmar’s Legal System 2. The Current Legal System (2011–Present) 3. Inheritance under the Myanmar Customary Law Conclusion
PART III: USE OF COMMON TOPICS TO IMPROVE COMPARATIVE LAW AND LEGAL EDUCATION Chapter 1: USE OF COMMON TOPICS TO IMPROVE COMPARATIVE LAW AND LEGAL EDUCATION IN ASIA Hiroshi Matsuo 1. Introduction 2. Creating Common Topics 3. Use of Common Topics and Its Outcomes
Chapter 2: USE OF COMMON TOPICS TO IMPROVE COMPARATIVE LAW AND LEGAL EDUCATION: Application of Japanese Law Hiroshi Matsuo 1. A Group of Persons as a Subject of Right 2. Transformation of Property Rights: Acquisition of Immovable Property 3. Contractual Liabilities 4. Non-contractual Liabilities, Succession, Status of the Fetus
Chapter 3: USE OF COMMON TOPICS TO IMPROVE COMPARATIVE LAW AND LEGAL EDUCATION: Application of Vietnamese Law Doan Thi Phuong Diep 1. General Introduction to Civil Law in the Bachelor’s Degree Program at University of Economics and Law (UEL), National University-Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2. Sample of Common Topics
Chapter 4: USE OF COMMON TOPICS TO IMPROVE COMPARATIVE LAW AND LEGAL EDUCATION: Application of Cambodian Law Kong Phallack/ Mao Kimpav
Chapter 5: USE OF COMMON TOPICS TO IMPROVE COMPARATIVE LAW AND LEGAL EDUCATION: Application of the Lao Law Alounna Khamhoung 1. A Group of Persons as a Subject of Right 2. Transformation of Property Right: Acquisitions of Immovable Property 3. Contractual Liabilities 4. Non-contractual Liabilities, Succession, Status of the Fetus, etc.
Chapter 6: USE OF COMMON TOPICS TO IMPROVE COMPARATIVE LAW AND LEGAL EDUCATION: Application of Thai Law Munin Pongsapan/ Junavit Chalidabhongse 1. A Group of Persons as a Subject of Rights 2. Transformation of Property Right: Acquisitions of Immovable Property 3. Contractual Liabilities 4. Non-contractual Liabilities, Succession, Status of the Fetus, etc.
Chapter 7: USE OF COMMON TOPICS TO IMPROVE COMPARATIVE LAW AND LEGAL EDUCATION: Application of Myanmar Law (1) Khin Khin Su 1. A Group of Persons as Subjects of Rights 2. Transformation of Property Rights: Acquisition of Immovable Property
Chapter 7: USE OF COMMON TOPICS TO IMPROVE COMPARATIVE LAW AND LEGAL EDUCATION: Application of Myanmar Law (2) Khin Phone Myint Kyu 3. Contractual Liabilities 4. Non-contractual Liabilities, Succession, Status of the Fetus
ON-SITE REPORT FROM LAW CLASSROOM IN ASIAN UNIVERSITIES: A Short Report on the Collaboration Program in Cambodia in 2018 Hitomi Fukasawa
SAMPLES OF TEACHING MATERIALS FOR CIVIL LAW ・JAPAN ・ VIETNAM ・ LAOS ・ THAILAND ・ MYANMAR
INDEX
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