授業の目的、または到達目標

To increase awareness about issues in civil liberties， civil rights & freedoms and to consider cases in which these have been restricted.

授業の概要

This class aims to develop student’s understanding of issues in civil liberties， rights and freedoms. Various case studies from Japan， the United States， Canada and other countries will be used to illustrate the state of rights and freedoms in modern democracies. The chilling effect effect of the global ‘war on terrorism’ on individual liberty will also be examined. Students will be asked to reflect on how individual liberty in Japan compares to other nations.

授業の形態

• Lectures， discussions， case studies， presentations， quizzes， research paper

準備学習

• Students should spend 1~2 hours on out-of-class study for each hour in class， reading assigned materials and answering comprehension questions. Additional time will be required to research and write the research paper.

教科書

• Materials will be provided by the instructor.

成績評価方法・基準