Date: 20 April 2024 (Saturday)

Language: English

Venue: 
Soshikan Conference Room at Ritsumeikan University Kinugasa Campus

Organizer: 
The Institute for Justice Systems in Comparative Law (IJSCL) Ritsumeikan University
Center for Peace Education and Research, Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University

Sponsor: 
Egusa Foundation for International Cooperation in the Social Sciences

Programme

20 April 2024 (Saturday)

09:35-12:25 SESSION 1: “Digitalisation of Justice in the European Union and in Spain”

13:55-16:45 SESSION 2: “Collective Redress for Consumers in the European Union and in Spain”

Speaker

Prof. Dr. Fernando Gascón Inchausti (Complutense University)

Moderator

Prof. Dr. Masahisa Deguchi (Ritsumeikan University)

Commentators

Prof. Dr. Kuan-Ling Shen (National Taiwan University) Prof. Dr. Johannes Hager (LMU)  Prof. Dr. Antonios Karaiskos (Ryukoku University) Prof. Dr. Kunihiro Nakata (Ryukoku University) Prof. Hiroshi Tega (Tokyo Metropolitan University) Prof. Hiroshi Shimizu (Toyo University) Prof. Dr. Omi Hatashin (Osaka Jogakuin University) Prof. Dr. Michael Johannes Pils (Taylor Wessing) Prof. Manabu Wagazuma (Tokyo Metropolitan University) Prof. Koji Takahashi (Doshisha University)

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Documents

• Prof. Dr. Fernando Gascón Inchausti: Collective Redress for Consumers in the European Union and in Spain
• Prof. Dr. Fernando Gascón Inchausti: Digitalisation of Justice in the European Union and Spain
• EUとスペインにおける司法のデジタル化（仮訳）
• Prof. Dr. Johannes Hager: Digitalisierung im Notariat (Englisch (britisch))
• Prof. Dr. Johannes Hager: Digitalisierung im Notariat
• Prof. Dr. Johannes Hager: Digitalisierung im Notariat Gliederung (Englisch (britisch))
• Prof. Dr. Johannes Hager: Digitalisierung im Notariat Gliederung
• Prof. Hiroshi Shimizu – (仮訳）ヨーロッパ連合およびスペインにおける消費者のための集団的救済
• Prof. Hiroshi Shimizu: スペインの訴訟制度への集団的救済に関する指令の導入に関するコメント
• Prof. Dr. Kuan-Ling Shen: Session 1 – Comment on Digitalisation of Justice final (PDF)
• Prof. Dr. Kuan-Ling Shen: Session 2 – Comment on Collective Redress final (PDF)
• Prof. Dr. Koji Takahashi: Permissibility of cross-border virtual court hearing under international law
• Prof. Dr. Koji Takahashi: Some private international law issues of court-approved collective settlements
• Prof. Hiroshi Tega: Comments
• Prof. Dr. Kunihiro Nakata: Comments on COLLECTIVE REDRESS FOR CONSUMERS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND IN SPAIN

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Documents

第1報告

①第1報告日本側（日本語） JPN

②第1報告日本側（韓国語） KOR

③第1報告韓国側指定討論文（韓国語） KOR

④第1報告韓国側指定討論文（日本語） JPN

⑤第1報告韓国側（韓国語） KOR

⑥第1報告韓国側（日本語） JPN

⑦第1報告日本側指定討論文（日本語） JPN

⑧第1報告日本側指定討論文（韓国語） KOR

第2報告

⑨第2報告日本側（日本語） JPN

⑩第2報告日本側（韓国語） KOR

⑪第2報告日本側（読み原稿：日本語） JPN

⑫第2報告日本側（読み原稿：韓国語） KOR

⑬第2報告韓国側指定討論文（韓国語) KOR

⑭第2報告韓国側指定討論文（日本語） JPN

⑮第2報告韓国側（韓国語） KOR

⑯第2報告韓国側（日本語） JPN

⑰第2報告日本側指定討論文（日本語） JPN

⑱第2報告日本側指定討論文（韓国語） KOR

報告者及び討論者CV

(1)日本側報告者及び討論者CV（日本語） JPN

(2)日本側報告者及び討論者(日本cv)일본측 발표자 및 토론자 KOR

(3)韓国側報告者及び討論者 CV（日本語） JPN

(4)韓国側報告者及び討論者CV(韓国cv)한국측 발표자 및 토론자 KOR

Documents

• 韓国執行官制度の現状と課題(李在奭) KOR
• 韓国執行官制度の現状と課題(仮訳)20240313 JPN
• 韓国司法補佐官制度開設(金裕桓) KOR
• 司法補助官制度の概説（仮訳・送信） JPN

Date: 26 March 2024 (Tuesday)

Date: 25 March 2024 (Monday)

Venue: 
國立臺灣大學法律學院第一會議室

Organizer: 
National Science and Technology Council
Ritsumeikan University

Registration Form

Date: 22 February 2024 (Thursday)

Language: English

Venue: 
University of Cologne
Kerpener Str. 30
50937 Cologne

Organizer: 
University of Cologne
Academy for European Human Rights Protection
Ritsumeikan University

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until: January 29, 2024

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Date: 5-6 March 2024

Language: English

Venue: 
Ritsumeikan University Kinugasa Campus, Soshikan Conference Room

Organizer: 

University of Cologne
The Institute for Justice Systems in Comparative Law (IJSCL) Ritsumeikan University
Center for Peace Education and Research, Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University

Preliminary Programme

5 March 2024 (Tuesday)

13:15 Opening Ceremony

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Masahisa Deguchi (Ritsumeikan University) Greetings: Prof. Dr. Akihiko Kimijima (Director of Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University) Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Angelika Nussberger M.A. (University of Cologne) Consul General Melanie Saxinger (German Consulate General Osaka-Kobe)

13:30 Session 1: “My Grandfather Higuchi Kiichiro and Japan’s Wartime Policy for Jewish Emigres”

Reporter: Prof. Dr. Ryuich Higuchi (Meijigakuin University) Moderator: Professor Dr. Masahisa Deguchi (Ritsumeikan University) About my grandfather Higuchi Kiichiro and Japan’s Wartime Policy for Jewish Émigrés (PDF)

14:20 Coffee Break

14:40 Discussion

Prof. Dr. Takahiro Shinyo (Kwansei Gakuin University; Former Ambassador of Germany) Special Lecturer Toyoei Shigeeda (Nihon Sports and Science University, Former Ambassador of Lithuania) Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Angelika Nußberger M.A. (University of Cologne) Professor Kimio Yakushiji (Ritsumeikan University) Associate Professor Dr. Megumi Ochi (Ritsumeikan University) Assistant Professor Dr. Rieko Kitamura (Ritsumeikan University) Associate Professor Dr. Miharu Hirano (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University APU) Assistant Frederic Kupsch (University of Cologne) Assistant Dr. Paula Rhein-Fischer (University of Cologne) Professor Dr. Omi Hatashin (Osaka Jogakuin University)

15:40 Suekawa Memorial Hall

16:10 Coffee Break

16:30 Session 2: “Non-discrimination v. equality – different understandings of a basic philosophical concept in law”

Reporter: Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Angelika Nußberger  M.A. (University of Colongne) Moderator: Professor Dr. Omi Hatashin (Osaka Jogakuin University) Documents: – Equality v. non-discrimination (PDF)

17:20 Coffee Break

17:40 Discussion

Prof. Dr. Takahiro Shinyo (Kwansei Gakuin University; Former Ambassador of Germany) Special Lecturer Toyoei Shigeeda (Nihon Sports and Science University, Former Ambassador of Lithuania) Professor Dr. Masato Ichikawa (Ritsumeikan University), Associate Professor Dr. Megumi Ochi (Ritsumeikan University) Assistant Professor Dr. Rieko Kitamura (Ritsumeikan University) Associate Professor Dr. Miharu Hirano (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University APU)

18:40 End

6 March 2024 (Wednesday)

10:10 Session 3: (tentative title) “The Role of the CJEU and ECtHR in Regulating Social Media from a Freedom of Expression Perspective Frederic Kupsch“

Reporter: Assistant Frederic Kupsch (University of Cologne) Moderator: Assistant Professor Dr. Rieko Kitamura (Ritsumeikan University)

11:00 Coffee Break

11:20 Discussion

Professor Dr. Masato Ichikawa (Ritsumeikan University), Prof. Dr. Takahiro Shinyo (Kwansei Gakuin University; Former Ambassador of Germany) Special Lecturer Toyoei Shigeeda (Nihon Sports and Science University, Former Ambassador of Lithuania) Professor Kimio Yakushiji (Ritsumeikan University) Associate Professor Dr. Miharu Hirano (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University APU) Professor Dr. Omi Hatashin Osaka Jogakuin University) Assistant Professor Dr. Rieko Kitamura (Ritsumeikan University)

12:20 Lunch at Cafeteria

13:00 Ryoanji Tempel & Tojiin Tempel

15:00 Session 4: “Unequal conditions? The principle of equality and structural discrimination”

Reporter: Assistant Dr. Paula Rhein-Fischer (University of Colongne) Moderator: Professor Kimio Yakushiji (Ritsumeikan University)

15:50 Coffee Break

16:10 Discussion

Commentator: Special Lecturer Toyoei Shigeeda (Nihon Sports and Science University, Former Ambassador of Lithuania) Professor Kimio Yakushiji (Ritsumeikan University) Associate Professor Dr. Megumi Ochi (Ritsumeikan University) Assistant Professor Dr. Rieko Kitamura (Ritsumeikan University) Associate Professor Dr. Miharu Hirano (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University APU) Adjunct professor Dr. Hanako Umezawa (Universita di Bologna) Professor Dr. Omi Hatashin (Osaka Jogakuin University)

17:10 End

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