US Administrative Law

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Course Syllabus

Course Name

Category

American Law (Cultural Competence)

No. of Credit

Number of Classes

Professor

Yoshio Yamashiro

Professor Profile:
Graduated from Kobe University Law Department (1956). Member of the legal department of the Osaka Prefecture Government (1957-1992). Attended urban administration training in US, UK, Germany and France. Worked at Osaka University of Economics and Law as a professor of administrative law (1992-2004). Authored the books: “Introduction of Modern Administration Law” “New Legal System of Local autonomy”, etc. Involved in distance education at Babel University Professional School of Translation since 2005.

Course Summary

Lecture US Administrative Law in Japanese language

How this course was developed

From 2004 to 2006, BABEL University Professional School of Translation developed 30 courses on U.S. laws to help the students who majored in International Paralegal and Legal Translation, to build background knowledge on their major. This course is one of them. The course was established in 2005 and updated in 2007.

Course Objectives

Have students acquire comprehensive knowledge of US administrative law.

Learning Outcome

Students who have successfully completed this course will have a comprehensive knowledge of US administrative law in both English and Japanese.

Prerequisite

None

Course Progression

(1) Study basic learning materials
(2) Submit homework assignments as per the class instruction booklet
(3) Take part in interactive classes using Q&A, electronic message boards, etc.
*There is no audio lectures for this course

Course Length

Standard* 2 months (can be completed in a minimum of 1 months or a maximum of 4 months)

Estimated Hours of Study

For each class, reading the instruction booklet and course materials as well as listening to lectures should take 1.5 hours. Completing assignments should take 3 hours or more.
The entire course should take 36 hours or more to complete.

Deliverables
(Course Text etc.)

US Administrative Law (Babel University original text)
*Authored originally for this course. Copyrighted by Babel University Professional School of Translation.

Course Outline

Lecture	Course Title
Lecture 1	Executive Branch and Executive Departments
Lecture 2	Independent Administrative Agencies and government Corporations
Lecture 3	Overview of Administrative Law
Lecture 4	Rulemaking
Lecture 5	Administrative Agencies’ Execution or Enforcement, and Controlling Administrative Agencies
Lecture 6	Adjudication and Judicial Review
Lecture 7	Disclosure and Disclosure Restriction of Administrative Information
Lecture 8	State and Local Administration Laws

Grade Evaluation and Course Requirement

Grade will be based on total scores from the following:

*Assignment Submission --- 8
After you have studied each lecture, you will need to submit the assignment within two weeks.

Grading Procedure: Evaluate submitted reports in five-grade system.

Grade Score

A 85 - 100

B 70 - 84

C 60 - 69

D 50 - 59

F 49 and under

Submission papers will be returned with the evaluation sheet, which states evaluation marking and comments as well as corrections with rubrics.

*Minimum Course Requirement: B or above