With Konan University's long tradition of educating students for the worlds of trade and business, the newly established Konan Law School promises to nurture superlative business lawyers. The Konan Law School opened its doors in April, 2004. Backed by the tradition of business-centered education on this campus, the Law School trains students to be legal experts in all sorts of business environments, from venture companies to big enterprises. Graduates from KLS will contribute to the further development of the Japanese economy. Our curriculum includes effective and concentrated study of business law, focusing mainly on intellectual property law. Developing and protecting intellectual property is the frontline for companies in the world of technological innovations. KLS aims to be the educational base where competent and highly qualified lawyers are trained in the fields of copyright and licensing law. In order to solve various social problems including crime in the 21st century, lawyers need a balance of legal knowledge and practical skills. The Law School is determined to fulfill the mission of training a new breed of socially concerned and active lawyers. Faculty member Name Title Field of Research Subject of Research YAMAGUCHI, Sumio Professor Civil Law Family Law, Law of succession, Will, Contract, Torts. ISHII, Noboru Professor Administrative Law Government contract, administrative litigation, administrative procedure. YAMADA, Junko Professor Corporate Law, Securities Regulation Corporate Governance. HAMATANI, Kazuo Professor Economic Law of Japan Legal analysis of the frameworks between competition and regulation with respect to the Japanese economic society. OSETO, Takashi Professor Intellectual Property Law The Scope of Protection of the Intellectual Property. KURAMOCHI, Takashi Professor Constitutional Law The Protection of "Civil Liberties" under the British Constitution. SONODA, Hisashi Professor Criminal Jurisprudence Cyber Crime. WATANABE, Gishu Professor Criminal Justice Criminal investigation. Prosecutor's role. Criminal trial. Judicial reform. UMEMOTO, Yoshimasa Professor Company Law, Securities Regulations Regulation of the modern stock market. TAKASU, Yoko Professor Tax Law, Administrative Law Administrative Litigation and Tax Litigation. MIYAGAWA, Satoshi Professor Civil Procedure Law Appeal System in Civil Cases. NEGISHI, Akira Professor Economic Law Competition Law. SAGA, Yoshifumi Professor Civil Law, Corporate Law, Civil Procedure Law, Civil Executive Law, Insolvency Law Study on the method of construction of substantive law in civil practice. MARUYAMA,Atsuhiro Associate Professor Constitutional law Study of the developing theories about fundamental human rights in present Germany. SHIMIZU,Tokiyo Associate Professor Civil Law, Family Law, Social Security Comparative study of Maintenance and Welfare in Japanese law and German law.Legal support in aging society.