Graduate School of Law and Faculty of Law, Kyoto University
Graduate School of Law and Faculty of Law(京都大学大学院法学研究科・法学部) is one of the schools at Kyoto University. The Faculty (Undergraduate) and the Graduate School operate as one.
Founded in 1899 as the College of Law (法科大学) at Kyoto Imperial University, it specializes in Law and Politics.[1] In 1919, the college was renamed the Faculty of Law (法学部) and departments related to economics are separated as Faculty of Economics.[1][2]
According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022, Kyoto University is ranked 2nd in Law and Legal Studies and 3rd in Law and Politics in Japan.[3]
Organization
[edit]Faculty of Law
[edit]Faculty of Law (法学部) offers academic LL.B. degree in Law and Politics.[4]
Graduate School of Law
[edit]Graduate School of Law (法学研究科) has two programs; an academic program in Law and Politics, and law school program.
Legal and Political Studies Program[5] (法政理論専攻) offers LL.M. (academic) and LL.D. (Ph.D.) degrees in Law and Politics.[4]
Law School (法科大学院 or 法曹養成専攻) offers J.D. degree.[4]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Fumimaro Konoe (LLB) - 38th and 39th Prime Minister of Japan
- Hayato Ikeda (LLB) - 58th, 59th and 60th Prime Minister of Japan
- Frank Hsieh (M.Jur. and ABD) - Taiwanese politician
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "研究科の歴史 | 法学部・法学研究科について". 京都大学 法学部・法学研究科 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ "History | 京都大学 大学院経済学研究科・経済学部". 京都大学 大学院経済学研究科・経済学部 | Graduate School of Economics and Faculty of Economics, Kyoto University. 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings for Law & Legal Studies 2022". Top Universities. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ a b c "About Kyoto University Faculty/School of Law". 京都大学 法学部・法学研究科 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ wpmaster (2019-02-01). "京都大学". 大学英語辞典オンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-15.
External links
[edit]- About Kyoto University Faculty/School of Law
- Faculty of Law, Kyoto University in Japanese
- Legal and Political Studies, Kyoto University in Japanese
- Law School, Kyoto University in Japanese
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