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Itaru Shimazu（ Professor, Chiba University） （2） “Fact as seen from the Lawyer’s Perspetive” Tamiko Nakamura（ Lawyer） （3） “Structure of Fact Finding in Civil Litigation” Asami Tejima（ Supreme Court Secretariat） （4） “Fact Finding and Statutory Interpretation and Application of Laws （Concluding Comment）” Shintarou Kato（ Judge, Tokyo High Court） （5） “Concluding Comment” Shigeaki Tanaka（ Emeritus Professor, Kyoto University）
Symposium: “‘Implicit Wisdom’ in Civil Procedure: Reconsideration of ‘the Legal Syllogism’ ”
11. Comparative Law
I. T h e Japan Society of Comparative Law held its 76th General Meeting at Aoyama Gakuin University on June 1 and 2, 2013.
First Day 1. Anglo-American Law Section Part 1:
（1） “Protection of immigrant women from domestic violence through application for permanent residence on the Humanitarian and Compassionate ground in Canada” Yuriko Fukushima（ Researcher, Kyoto Human Rights Research Institute） （2） “Security of Tenure under the Long Residential Leases in England and Wales; for the Reconstruction of the Building Lease System in Japan” Takeshi Ohno（ Professor, Meiji Gakuin University） （3） “The meaning and concept of nationality in the British nationality and immigration law – from the aspect of constitutional law” Noriko Miyauchi（ Researcher, Kwansei Gakuin University） 110 WASEDA BULLETIN OF COMPARATIVE LAW Vol. 33
2. Anglo-American Law Section Part 2:
“Influence of the U.S. Law, CISG and Other International Laws on the Amendment to the Japanese Civil Law” Atsuko Sese（ Associate Professor, Kyoto Prefectural University）
3. Continental Law Section:
（1） “Characteristics and Recent Changes of the Italian Constitutional Court” Jun Ashida（ Researcher, National Diet Library） （2） “The German Empire as Legal and Political Phenomena. Tripel’s Dynamic Analysis of the Federal State” Nami Thea Ohnishi（ Project Researcher, The University of Tokyo Global COE） （3） “Visitation with the Assistance of a Third Party in German Law” Takayuki Endo（ Associate Professor, Tohoku Gakuin University）
4. Socialist Law and Asian Law Section:
（1） “The Present Status and Characteristics of the Product Liability Law in China, South Korea and Taiwan” Guangri Cui（ Professor, Shobi University） （2） “The End of the Marxist-Legal-Theories in Japan” Toshio Morishita（ Emeritus Professor, Kobe University）
5. Mini-Symposium A: “Comparison of Adult Guardianship in East Asia”
Chaired by Takashi Oka（ Professor, Gakushuin University） （1） “Introduction and the Results of Comparison” Takashi Oka（ Professor, Gakushuin University） （2） “Present Situation and Issues in Taiwan” Shyue-ren Teng（ Professor, Central Police University, Taiwan） （3） “Features and Issues of the New Adult Guardianship Law in South Korea” In-hwan Park（Associate Professor, Inha University） （4） “Issues of the Current Adult Guardianship System in China” Weirong Chian（ Professor Matsuyama University） DEVELOPMENTS IN 2013 ̶ ACADEMIC SOCIETIES 111
6. Mini-Symposium B: “A Comparative Study of Plea Bargaining, The Status Quo and its Problems”
（1） “Introduction” Norio Mizutani（ Professor, Osaka University） （2） “United States” Kana Sasakura（ Associate Professor, Konan University） （3） “United Kingdom” Akira Kyo（ Associate Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University） （4） “Australia” Yoshinori Okada（ Professor, Nanzan University） （5） “Germany” Shintaro Ueda（ Professor, Okayama University）
7. Mini-Symposium C: Globalization of the Proportionality Principle ―Dialogue of Human Rights―
Chaired by Toru Mori（ Professor, Kyoto University） （1） “Universality and the Special Feature of the Proportionality Principle in Germany” Kazuhiko Matsumoto（ Professor, Osaka University） （2） “The Control of Proportionality in the Jurisprudence of the Constitutional Council: the Arbitrament between Constitutional Tradition and the European Convention on Human Rights” Hiroko Tateishi（ Professor, Hosei University） （3） “The Concept of ‘Rights’ and Assessment Techniques in Human Rights Treaty Bodies – How far is Proportionality Relevant?” Kaoru Obata（ Professor, Nagoya University） （4） “Adoption of the Proportionality Principle – the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998” Akiko Ejima（ Professor, Meiji University） （5） “Comments on the Reports – From the Viewpoint of North America” Shojiro Sakaguchi（ Professor, Hitotsubashi Unversity） 112 WASEDA BULLETIN OF COMPARATIVE LAW Vol. 33
8. Mini-Symposium D
“Japan’s Saiban-in System Viewed from the Public Participation in Justice System in Asia and Transition Countries” Introduction, Chaired by Ken Suzuki（ Professor, Hokkaido University） （1） “The present circumstances of Jury system in Russia” Ken Nakayama（ Doctoral Course, Nagoya University） （2） “The Judicial System of Citizen Participation in China: People’s Assessor System” Xing Xu（ Lecturer, Hokkaido University） （3） “Criminal Jury Trials in South Korea” Teruyuki Imai（ Judge, Nara District and Family Court） （4） “Japan’s Saiban-in System Viewed from the Public Participation in Justice Systems in Asia and Transition Countries” Takayuki Ii（ Associate Professor, Hirosaki University）
Second Day Symposium: “Comparative parental rights law”
Chaired by Fumio Tokotani（ Professor, Osaka University）, Atsushi Motoyama（ Professor, Ritsumeikan University） （1） “Introduction” Atsushi Motoyama（ Professor, Ritsumeikan University） （2） “Parental rights and custody in United States” Ryoko Yamaguchi（ Professor, Kyoto Sangyo University） （3） “Shared Parenting Responsibility in Australia” Tomiyuki Ogawa（ Professor, Kinki University） （4） “Parental Responsibility in German Law” Fumio Tokotani（ Professor, Osaka University） （5） “Parental Authority in France” Kayo Kuribayashi（ Associate Professor, Saga University） （6） “Parental Responsibility in Brazil” Marcelo De Alcantara（ Associate Professor, Ochanomizu University） （7） “The Actual Situation of the China Parental-rights Law, and the Trait of Troubles” Ye Zhu（ Associate Professor, Shizuoka University） DEVELOPMENTS IN 2013 ̶ ACADEMIC SOCIETIES 113
（8） “The Present and Future of the Parental Rights Act of Korea” Yangwhan Kim（ Associate Professor, Yamanashi Gakuin University） （9） “Comments” Fujiko Sakakibara（ Attorney）
II. The Japanese American Society for Legal Studies held its 50th General Meetings at Kanazawa University on September 21 and 22, 2013.
First Day Seminar of Judicial Precedents:
（1） “Inhalation Plastics, Inc. v. Medex Cardio-Pulmonary, Inc., No. 07-116 （S.D. Ohio Aug. 28, 2012）” Yoshihiro Takatori（ Attorney, Orrick’s Tokyo Law Offices） （2） “United States v. Marubeni Corp., No. 12-cr-22（ S.D. Tex. Jan. 17, 2012）” Yoshihiro Kai（ Attorney, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune） （3） “National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, 132 S. Ct. 2566（ 2012）” Atsushi Kinami（ Professor, Kyoto University）
Second Day Symposium: “A Reconsideration of the Jury System in the United States”
（1） “Introduction” Takashi Maruta（ Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University） （2） Keynote Speech: “Judging Lay Judges: What is The Fact-Finding Ability of the Jury?” Valerie Hans（ Professor, Cornell Law School） （3） “Is the Jury System in United States an ‘Endangered Species’?̶ Recent Decrease in the Number of Trials by Jury” Takashi Maruta（ Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University） （4） “U.S. Civil Jury Trial System in the 21st Century: Significance, Function, and Supreme Court Decisions” Matthew Wilson（ Professor, University of Wyoming College of Law） （5） “Jury Trial in U.S. Patent Litigation: Current States and Issues” Taro Isshiki（ Attorney, Isshiki International Law Office） 114 WASEDA BULLETIN OF COMPARATIVE LAW Vol. 33
（6） “ An Aspect of the U.S. Criminal Jury: Focusing on Recent Cases Concerning Eyewitness Testimony and the Reform at a State Level” Futoshi Iwata（ Professor, Sophia University）
III. Die Japanisch-Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rechtswissenschaft held its 2012 General Meeting at the University of Tokyo on March 5, 2013.
Lecture:
“Weimar Government System between Parliamentarianism and Presidentialism” Christoph Schönberger（ Professor, Konstanz University）
IV. La Société franco-japanaise de Science Juridique held its 53rd General Meeting at The University of Tokyo, on February 16, 2013.
Lecture:
（1） “ The Effect of Introduction of Ex Post Facto Constitutional Review to the Constitutional Council – Competition for the Authority of Construction between the Constitutional Council and the Court of Cassation” Takeshi Inoue（ Professor, Okayama University） （2） “Legal Character of Usufruct – Lifelong Right on Others’ Property Tetsushi Saito（ Associate Professor, Hokkaido University）
V. The Association for “Societal System & Law” Studies held its 2013 General Meeting at The University of Tokyo on May 31, 2013.
“Civil Society, Organization, and Nation”
（1） “Introduction” Kenjiro Shibuya（ Professor, Kobe University） （2） “ Characteristics of Civil Society in Russia – Focusing on the Public Chamber” Katsuki Endo（ Translator, Interpreter） （3） “Citizen- Non-Governmental Organization- Nation in Poland̶ Focusing on the Argument about the ‘Percentage Law’” Akio Komorida（ Professor, Kanagawa University） DEVELOPMENTS IN 2013 ̶ ACADEMIC SOCIETIES 115
（4） “Market and Civil Society: the Financial World and the Business World in China” Osamu Takamizawa（ Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo） （5） “The Legal Circumstances around Civic Activities in China – ‘Society’ Soaks into Nation and Market” Ken Suzuki（ Professor, Hokkaido University）
VI. The Japanese Association of Asian Law held its 2013 Conference at Waseda University on June 22 and 23, 2013, and its 2013 General Meeting at Ritsumeikan University on November 16, 2013.
2013 Conference First Day 1. “Japanese Society of Asian Law 10th Anniversary Project: Sharia in the Contemporary World”
International Symposium: “Asian States and the Sharia” （1） “Opening Remarks” Satoe Horii（ Lecturer, J.F. Oberlin University） Nobuo Kochu（ Professor, Kansai University） Hiroshi Kojima（ Professor, Waseda University） （2） Keynote Speech 1: “Negociating the Place of the Islamic Reference in Post-2011 Arab States” Baudouin Dupret（ Director, Centre Jacque Berg pour les Etudes et Sciences Humaines et Sociales au Maroc） （3） “Application of Article 2 of the Egyptian Constitution and Definition of ‘Sharia’: Analysis of Two Court Cases on the Veil” Emi Goto（ Assistant Professor（ without tenure）, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo） （4） “Keynote Speech 2: Judicial Activism and the Reform of Muslim Family Law in Pakistan” Martin Lau（ Professor, the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University） （5） “State Power and Shariah Court in Malaysia” Naoko Kuwahara（ Professor, Kochi Junior College） （6） “South Asian Muslim Family Law” 116 WASEDA BULLETIN OF COMPARATIVE LAW Vol. 33
Hiroko Ito（ Designated Associate Professor, Nagoya University）
Second Day
Workshop: “Halal Industry in China and Southeast Asia” （1） “Rediscovering Halal in China” Yukari Sai（ Research Associate, Organization for Islamic Area Studies, Waseda University） （2） “Islamic Way of Food Security and Safety: Case of Halal Certification System in Malaysia” Yasuhiro Fukushima（ Research Associate, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies） （3） Comments Ken Suzuki（ Professor, Hokkaido University）
2. Symoposium: “Labor Dispute Resolution in Japanese Corporations Investing in Asian Countries”
（1） “China” Noboru Yamashita（ Associate Professor, Kyushu University） （2） “Vietnam” Yoshihisa Saito（ Associate Professor, Kobe University） （3） “Indonesia” Hisaaki Fujikawa（ Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University） （4） “India” Kozo Kagawa（ Professor, Osaka Jogakuin College）
2013 General Meeting 1. Mini Symposium: “Past and Future of the Asian Law Research and Japanese Association”
Nobuyuki Yasuda（ Professor, Kansai University） Masaki Ina（ Professor, International Christian University） Shinji Sakakibara（ Judge, Nagoya high Court） Coordinated by Nobuo Kochu（ Professor, Kansai University） DEVELOPMENTS IN 2013 ̶ ACADEMIC SOCIETIES 117
2. “Japanese Society of Asian Law 10th Anniversary Project: Sharia and Islamic Finance”
（1） “New Developments in Islamic Finance: Its Vision and the Impact on the Global Economy” Shinsuke Nagaoka（ Associate Professor, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University） （2） “Application of Sharia in Malaysian Islamic Finance and its Range” Yasuhiro Fukushima（ Research Associate, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies） （3） “Sukuk and Assignment of Claims in Islamic Law” Naoko Kuwahara（ Professor, Kochi Junior College）
VII. The European Union Studies Association-Japan held its 34th Annual Conference at The Ritsumeikan University on November 9 and 10, 2013.
Topics: “The Euro Crisis and the Future of the EU” First Day 1. Plenary Session I
Chaired by Sadayoshi Takaya（ Professor, Kansai University） （1） “Keynote Speech: The Euro Crisis and the Future of the EU” Hiromasa Kubo（ Professor, Kobe University） （2） “Legal Issues of a European Banking Union: Legal Bases and the ‘Meroni’ Doctrine” Katsuhiro Shoji（ Professor, Keio University） （3） “Euro Crisis and Nationalism―Counterbalance towards Globalism and Regionalism” Kumiko Haba（ Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University）
2. Plenary Session Ⅱ
Chaired by Yuichi Morii（ Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo） （1） “EU Responses to the European Sovereign Debt Crisis” Hans Dietmar Schweisgut（ Delegation of the European Union to 118 WASEDA BULLETIN OF COMPARATIVE LAW Vol. 33
Japan） （2） “Optimal Economic Design: how many unions for the EU and a well- functioning eurozone?” Jacques Pelkmans（ Professor, The Centre for European Policy Studies, College of Europe） （3） “The Euro Crisis and the Future of the EU ” Jan Zielonka（ Professor, University of Oxford）
Second Day 1. Group Session A:
Chaired by Yasunobu Tanaike（ Professor, Kinki University） （1） “New EU Member States from Central and Eastern Europe and Euro” Yoji Koyama（ Emeritus Professor, Niigata University） （2） “The Transition of the German Economy after EU Currency Unification” Yoshinori Wada（ Associate Professor, Doshisha University） （3） “The Formation of the EMU and Financial Stability Policies: Fragmented Policy-Making Processes and Current Agendas” Sara Konoe（ Associate Professor, Kansai University）
2. Group Sessions B:
Chaired by Machiko Hachiya（ Professor, Kyushu University） （1） “An Examination of the Promotion of the European Identity in the European Union” Tomoko Tsuchiya（ Doctoral Course, Sophia University） （2） “Maastricht Social Protocol Revisited: The Origins of the European Industrial Relations System” Satoshi Nakano（ Professor, Toyohashi Sozo University） （3） “Economic Crisis and Orphan Drug Strategy” Yasue Fukuda（ Project Assistant Professor, Osaka University / Lecturer, Waseda University）
3. Group Sessions C:
Chaired by Takumi Shimada（ Professor, Doshisha University） （1） “Spanish and Portuguese Citizens’ Attitude towards European Integration: The Role of ‘History’ on the Perception Formation” DEVELOPMENTS IN 2013 ̶ ACADEMIC SOCIETIES 119
Yasuhiro Nishiwaki（ Research Fellow, Sophia University） （2） “Labor Market Reform in Spain and Economic Impact-Using sex and age date analysis-” Akinobu Hatakeyama（ Doctoral Course, Okayama University） （3） “The Estimation of the EU Regional Policy in New Member States” Tomoko Kida（ Doctoral Course, Chuo University）
4. Plenary Session III: “The Euro Crisis and the Future of the EU”
Chaired by Hiromasa Kubo（ Professor, Kobe University） （1） “The Euro Crisis and the Future of the EU - From an Economic Point of View“ Shigeyasu Osabe（ Emeritus Professor, Hosei University） （2） “The Euro Crisis and the Future of the EU - From Political Economy Perspective” Kazuto Suzuki（ Professor, Hokkaido University） （3） “Euro Crisis Management Measures and EU Constitutionalism” Tamio Nakamura（ Professor, Waseda University） （4） “Euro Crisis and the External Relations of the EU” Takako Ueta（ Professor, International Christian University）
12. International Law and Organizations
The Japanese Society of International Law held its 2013 Annual Meeting at Shizuoka Convention & Arts Center during October 12-14, 2013.
Day One Panel 1: Fragmentation, Interaction and Integration of International Law: From the Perspective of International Environmental Law
（1） “Interrelation between the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Sharing of Benefits and other International Instruments” Tomoaki Nishimura（ Professor, Ritsumeikan University）