| 科目名 |
Topic Studies II - A
Issues in Civil Liberties
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| 担当教員 |
HAGERMAN, Craig |
| 授業の目的、または到達目標 |
To learn about what rights and freedoms a person has, or should have, in a modern society. To understand the rational basis for these rights.
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| 授業の概要 |
This class will introduce issues in civil liberties, civil rights, and freedoms and examine therights a citizen has in a modern democracy. Beginning with the historical and logical basis for development of individual rights, the course will then explore various topics such as discrimination against minorities (e.g. African Americans, Korean residents of Japan, etc.), legal rights, immigrant's rights, autonomy (e.g. gay marriage, abortion, euthanasia, etc), free speech, privacy and surveillance, and piracy (movies, music, and other cultural products). Finally we will consider the direction individual rights may take in the future. In this way the course will provide an understanding of why individual rights are granted and be able to compare freedoms in Japan with other countries.
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| 科目群/ベンチマーク |
Int. |
| 授業の形態 |
Lecture & discussion
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| 時間割 |
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概要 |
宿題(予習・復習等) |
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| 1 |
- Course Introduction, syllabus, due dates
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- read "What are Civil Liberties"
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| 2 |
- Chapter 1: Civil vs. Human rights, Survey questions
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| 3 |
- Chapter 2: History of rights
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- read first half of chapter 3, write first reflection and consider topic for Research Paper
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| 4 |
- Chapter 3: Equality and discrimination; minorities. Quiz #1
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- read second half of chapter 3, answer comprehension questions
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| 5 |
- Chapter 3: Equality and discrimination; foreigners
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- read first half of chapter 4, answer comprehension questions
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| 6 |
- Chapter 4: Criminal and legal justice; rights in Japan
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- read second half of chapter 4, Write outline/introduction of research paper, Submit sources list
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| 7 |
- Chapter 4: Criminal and legal justice; non-citizen's rights
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- answer comprehension questions
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| 8 |
- Chapter 4: Criminal and legal justice, non-citizen's rights. Quiz #2
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- write response to Patriot Act game, read chapter 5
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| 9 |
- Chapter 5: Expressive freedom and free speech
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- read chapter 6 introduction, answer comprehension questions
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| 10 |
- Chapter 6: Personal autonomy & privacy; individual choices
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- read chapter 6 on surveillance, Research Paper rough draft
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| 11 |
- Chapter 6: Personal autonomy & privacy; surveillance; Research Paper rough draft DUE
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- read chapter 6 on cross-border issues, answer comprehension questions
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| 12 |
- Chapter 6: Personal autonomy & privacy; cross-border issues; Quiz #3
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- read first half of chapter 7
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| 13 |
- Chapter 7: Property rights and economic freedom; RFID tags
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- read second half of chapter 7; finish research paper (Due next class)
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| 14 |
- Chapter 7: Property rights and economic freedom; copyright and trademark issues; Paper DUE
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| 15 |
- Presentations, review, course reflection. Quiz #4
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| 準備学習 |
Students should spend 1~2 hours on out-of-class study for each hour in class, reading assigned materials, answering comprehension questions and writing reflections and responses. Additional time will be required to research and write the assigned papers and prepare for presentations.
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| 教科書 |
"Issues in Civil Liberties" (provided by the instructor)
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| 参考文献 |
To be announced in class
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| 成績評価方法・基準 |
Evaluation is based on course work, participation, and a required papers:
Class work & quizzes: 40%; Reflection & respons papers: 30%; Presentation 20%; Summary of presentation & references 10%
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