ACTIVITIES OF ACADEMIC SOCIETIES

Jan Dec., 2000

1. Constitutional and Administrative Law

I. The Japan Association of Public Law held its 65th General Meet- ing at on October 7 and 8, 2000. The following presentations were made under the general theme of "Justice in the Changing Society". l . General Meeting (1) Constitutional Structure of Judicial System, by Kazuyuki Taka- hashi (Professor, University of ) (2) Beitrag uber Trdger der Justiz, by Yoshio Miyazaki (Professor, ) (3) Theoretical Analysis about Decisions of the Judiciary in Con- stitutional Litigations, by Hideki Shibutani (Professor, ) (4) Bestandaufuahme der Verwaltungsrechtsprechung, by Hikaru Takagi (Professor, ) 2. (First Session) The Structure of Justice (1) Problematik der Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit in Japan und Re- 1 82 WASEDA BULLETIN OF COMPARATIVE IAW Vol. 20 formvorschldge, by Tsuyoshi Hatajiri (Professor, ) (2) Administrative Litigation Law and Its Reform, by Takehisa Nakagawa (Professor, Kobe University) (3) Democratism and Expertism in Litigation over Administrative Cases, by Shuichi Okamura (Professor, Kyoto University) (4) Legal Education: Is it Liberal Arts or Professional Training, by Masako Kamiya (Professor, Gakushuin University) 3. (Second Session) Functions of Justice (1) Alternative Dispute Resolution, by Eiji Sasada (Professor, Kanazawa University) (2) Role of Justice in the Redrawing of Criminal and Civil Juris- diction, by Yasutoshi Tamura (Professor, Tokyo International Univer- sity) (3) Access to Justice and the Right of Access to the Courts, by Masato lchikawa (Professor, Ritsumeikan University) (4) The Notion of Judicial Power and Confiicts among Adminis- trative Agencies, by Hiroaki Murakami (Professor, Hokkaido Univer- sity)

II. The Japan Association for Studies of Constitutional Law held its Spring Meeting at Chukyo University on May 1 3, 2000 and its Au- tumn Meeting at on October 6, 2000 under the unified topic of "The Constitution in a Changing Society". The following pre- sentations were made.

A. Spring Meeting (1) Legislative Trends in 1999 and Transition in Constitutional Structure, by Masahiro Usaki (Professor, ) (2) The Recent Worse Reformation of the Cabinet and the Diet in the Light of the Constitution, by Eiji Yoshida (Professor, Kansai Uni- versity) (3) The Wiretapping Act as the Means of State Surveillance, by Takashi Kuramochi (Professor, Nagoya Economics University) (4) National Identity and National Symbol as Problems of Consti- tutional Theory?, by Hiroshi Nishihara (Professor. ) DEVELOPME2VTg z1〉2000－ACADEMIC SOCIETIES 183 B．Autumn Meeting （1）Constitutional Restmctu血g in Japan by the Keywords“Lib－ erty，Security，Self－Govemment”and its Intemational Context，by Hideki Mo血（Pro角ssor，Nagoya University） （2）Regulation and Liberty，by Y6shihide Kitagawa（Prof◎ssor， Ybkohama National University） （3）The Tyranny of“Security”in Japan，by Atsuhiro Okamoto （Associate Professor，Hiroshima University） （4）The Basic Law for Gender Equal Society and Self Govemment，by Maliko Takeda（Associate Professor，KirOo Gakuin University）

AsAHO MlzUSHIMA KIYOSHl TSUCHIYA TOSHIAKI FUKUS田MA（EDS．）