Research StaffRikkyo University’s Law and Politics
Department of Law
IWATSUKI NAOKI
Professor
Research Theme Legal regulation of countermeasures in modern international law. The main focus is on the relationship with amicable dispute settlement procedures and implication of countermeasures on individuals rights, especially human rights.
OKANARI GENTA
Professor
Research Theme Civil procedure, Bankruptcy law, Comparative Civil procedure
OKANO NOBUKI
Associate Professor
Research Theme Comparative constitutional law (in particular comparison between Japanese judiciary and US federal courts)
KAISE YUKIO
Senior Specially Appointed Professor
Research Theme Comparative law ingeneral, comparative civil procedure, present situation of English civil procedure
KAWAMURA KENJI
Professor
Research Theme Corporate Governance, Financial Markets and Securities Regulation, Hard Law and Soft Law, SDGs/ESG
KANBASHI KAZUHIKO
Professor
Research Theme Reexamination about problems in the area of administrative litigation and state compensation from the perspective of the constitution (especially fundamental human rights) and basic concepts.
KOBAYASHI KENTARO
Professor
Research Theme Substantive criminal law, German criminal law system
NOZAWA MASAMICHI
Senior Specially Appointed Professor
Research Theme Transfert of contract, Guarantie of non-conform of contarct, Obligations, French civil law, Law on consumer
HARADA KAZUAKI
Senior Specially Appointed Professor
Research Theme Parliament and Government, Scrutiny of Government, etc.
HARADA MASAKAZU
Professor
Research Theme Comparative contract law
FUKAMACHI SHINYA
Professor
Research Theme Theory of Necessity, Family and Criminal Law, Sexual Offenses, Property Offenses, Criminal Legislation
FUJISAWA HARUNA
Professor
Research Theme Secured Transaction Law
HUH SOOKYEON
Professor
Research Theme Her principal research interests lie in international spatial order; i.e., the Law of Territory and the Law of the Sea, augmenting the polyphonic nature of international law.
MATSUDO HIROSHI
Professor
Research Theme Research from a theoretical point of view on various issues in the areas of general administrative law and administrative organization law
YAMAGUCHI KEISUKE
Professor
Research Theme Association Law, Comparative civil law(mainly comparing with Korean civil law)
YOSHIHARA HIROSHI
Associate Professor
Research Theme comparative criminal procedure, exclusionary rule
YONEMURA KOTARO
Professor
Research Theme Contemporary theory of justice, Theory of well-being, Paternalism
JUNG CHANOK
Assistant Professor
Research Theme I am conducting comparative law research between Japan and Germany on the insurance solicitation rules, especially on how insurers are obligated to provide information and to ascertain the customer’s intention.
SUZUKI TAKESHI
Assistant Professor
Research Theme International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law (especially the Principle of Legality)
MORITA DAIGO
Assistant Professor
Research Theme What Japanese legal scholars and judges in the aftermath of World WarⅡ have learned from American Constitutional Law
Department of International Business Law
AKIMOTO NAOKO
Associate Professor
Research Theme Health & Medical Law, Constitutional Law, Tort Law and Parentage Law.
ASATSUMA AKIYUKI
Professor
Research Theme International tax law. Permanent establishment, source of income, anti-tax
SHIMAMURA AKIYO
Professor
Research Theme Public Pension system, Private Pension system(including the Corporate Pension system), Healthcare issue, and Foreigin Workers' issue
SHIROUZU TAKASHI
Professor
Research Theme Equality Rights, Same Sex Marriage, Constitutional Remedy, Canadian Constitutional Law
TAOKA ERIKO
Professor
Research Theme Law of agency, trust law, and fiduciary law; international uniform trade law (in particular, the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods)
TAKAHASHI MIKA
Professor
Research Theme Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Business Transaction, Consumer Law, Securities Regulations, Insurance Law
TOJO YOSHIZUMI
Professor
Research Theme Competition Law & Policy on digital platforms
HASEGAWA RYO
Professor
Research Theme Legal protection of moral interests of creators.
HAYAKAWA YUICHIRO
Professor
Research Theme Competition Law (in particular regulation of exclusionary conducts), law of misleading or deceptive advertising or representation.
HAYAKAWA YOSHIHISA
Professor
Research Theme Legal aspects and dispute resolution on intenational transactions and investments
MATSUI HIDEYUKI
Professor
Research Theme Shareholders' meeting, Corporate governance, Corporate finance, Transportation law, Securities regulation
ANDREW ALLEN
Special Appointed Associate Professor
Research Theme Legal restrictions on international investment in commercial real estate in the United States and Japan, artificial intelligence in connection with corporate decision-making, corporate governance)
GREGORY ASHLEY
Special Appointed Professor
Research Theme Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Sustainability, Climate Litigation, Corporate Governance, Corporate Sociopolitical
DILTON RIBEIRO
Specially Appointed Associate Professor
Research Theme How human rights courts, especially the European Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, apply each human rights treaty in complex cases without a clear answer. As a consequence of the main research topic, there is also a focus onh ow the ”pro homine" principle is applied within international law and its relationship to cases of conflict of laws.
MITSUHASHI YOKO
Specially Appointed Professor
Research Theme Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, Companies Act, Case study of Fraudulent Accounting and Disclosure, International Financial Regulation
Department of Politics
ANDO YUSUKE
Professor
Research Theme French Enlightenment and Political Economy, Intellectual History of 'Moral and Political Science' or 'Social Science' during the Revolution and the First Empire
OGAWA ARIYOSHI
Professor
Research Theme Comparative political studies in the "democratic deficit" in the European Union and the transformation of welfare states.
KAWASAKI OSAMU
Senior Specially Appointed Professor
Research Theme Contemporary Political Theory and Political Philosophy. History of Political Thought(mainly 20th century)
KURATA TORU
Professor
Research Theme Research on Hong Kong's "one country, two systems" system after its return to China, focusing on issues as autonomy, democratization, civil society, economic fusion, and ethnic identity.
SASAKI TAKUYA
Senior Specially Appointed Professor
Research Theme US Cold War history, US-Japan relations
SUZUKI AYAME
Professor
Research Theme Politics, Political Economy and International Relations of Southeast Asia
SOHN JEYONG
Associate Professor
Research Theme Comparative political studies on electoral systems, political finance regulations, party organizations, and interest groups
HARADA HISASHI
Professor
Research Theme Public Comment Procedure, Incorporated Administrative Agency, Civil Service Reform etc.
MATSUURA MASATAKA
Professor
Research Theme the "Zaikai", Asianism, Japanese Empire, Sino-Japanese War 1937-1945, Japanese System of Politics, the "Post-War System" of Japan
MATSUDA KOICHIRO
Senior Specially Appointed Professor
Research Theme Continuity of Tokugawa and Meiji political thought; Comparative studies of East Asian and Western political thought
MINOURA RYUICHI
Specially Appointed Professor
Research Theme Public organization management,personnel managemen, Administrative management,Administrative DX,Regional Revitalization,Related population
ANDO YUJI
Assistant Professor
Research Theme Research on riots, public disorders, and delinquencies in post-war Britain. Crowd and its Representation. Cultural Studies
NAGANO KAZUSHIGE
Assistant Professor
Research Theme International Politics, South Asian Studies, Contemporary India Studies, History of Kashmir Conflict
MIYAUCHI YUUSUKE
Assistant Professor
Research Theme Political party systems and regionalist parties in Western Europe
Visiting Professor
ISHIKAWA FUMIO
Visiting Professor
Taught Courses International Business Law
HATA KATSUYUKI
Visiting Professor
Taught Courses Practical Seminar (International Business)
SHIMIZU OTOKI
Visiting Associate Professor
Taught Courses Special Lecture on Law (IT and Law)
Invited Professor
TAKENAKA TOSHIKO
Invited Professor
Research Theme Patent Law, Copyright Law, Industrial Design Law, Trademark Law, Unfair Competition Law, Geiographical Indication Law