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Workshop:

A. “The General Theory of the Fraud in Private Law” Chairman, Reporter: Naoya Katayama（Professor, ） Reporter: Hidenari Taka（Assistant Professor, Keio University） B. “Legal Approaches to Catastrophe Risks” Reporter: Motohiro Sakaki（Associate Professor, Kobe University）

3. Family Law

The Association of Socio- Legal Studies on Family Law held its 29th Annual Meeting at on November 10, 2012.

Young Scholars’ Colloquium:

（1） “The Delegation of Parental Authority to Third Parties in France” Mariko Shirasu（Lecturer, Fukuoka University）. （2） “Family Separation and the Best Interests of the Child in Deportation Cases” Yue Fu（Part-time Research Associate, Tsukuba University）.

Symposium: “System for Supporting Parties Concerned in Family Court Disputes”

Moderators: Michihiro Tanaka（Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University）, Norimasa Nozawa（Professor, ）.

（1） “The Aim of the Symposium” Michihiro Tanaka（Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University）. （2） “The Present Situation and Problems of Family Support System in Japan” Masayuki Tanamura（Professor, Waseda University）. （3） “Comparative Study ─ German Law” Takeshi Sasaki（Sapporo Gakuin University）. （4） “Comparative Study ─ South Korean Law” Hyung Jong Song（Judge, Seoul Family Court）. DEVELOPMENTS IN 2012 ̶ ACADEMIC SOCIETIES 81

（5） “Support of Parties Concerned by the Family Court” Takao Kaneko（Family Court Research Law Clerk, Yamagata Family Court）. （6） “The Supporting of Parties in the Family Problems Information Center” Kenichi Tsuruoka（Family Problems Information Center）. （7） “Support for Divorcing Parties and Their Needs ─ Findings from the Surveys on Problem-Solving Behaviour” Satoshi Minamikata（Professor, University）.

Discussions

4. Law of Civil Procedure and Bankruptcy

The Japanese Association of the Law of Civil Procedure held its 82nd General Meeting at Yoshida Campus of Kyoto University on May 19 and 20, 2012.

Individual Reports:

（1）‘A study on the Treatment of Collateral Rights during Rehabilitation Proceedings - Examining mainly the Execution of Collateral Rights and the Agreement to Suspend Exercising the Rights of Exclusion -’ Mayumi Kurata（）

（2）‘The Time Limit to Claim a Review in a Patent Infringement Lawsuit and its Range’ Shinji Watanabe（Kinki University）

（3）‘The Introduction of standard Practice in Bankruptcy Cases which are brought to the Sixth Section of the Osaka District Court（Bankruptcy Department）’ Toshitsugu Nakamoto（Osaka District Court）