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Climate Protection and Law

Date

2023-10-13 , 09:00 - 16:45

Venue

Waseda Universität, 1 Chome-104 Totsukamachi, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 169-8050, Waseda Campus, House 8, Conference Room on the 3rd floor

Additional Information

Conference languages are German and Japanese with simultaneous interpretation.


Climate protection is as global as it is urgent, is of great concern to politicians and the media, and is the subject of highly controversial debate. Germany and Japan face similarly large social and political challenges in the area of climate protection. Not only economic, social and technical problems have to be overcome, but also legal ones. The implementation of climate protection must be carried out in accordance with the rule of law and touches almost all areas of law.

The symposium will provide the framework for a comparative legal exchange with the participation of Dr. Angelika Schlunck, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Justice, and other outstanding speakers, with the aim of finding sustainable solutions together.  

Conference languages are German and Japanese with simultaneous interpretation.

For more information, please see the program.

Links

Japanese registration page for on-site participation.

English registration page for participation on-site.

YouTube link for participation online in German.

YouTube link for participation online in Japanese language.

(Following the event, you will be able to access the recording of the symposium at the YT links through Oct. 22, 2023.)

 

Duration

2023-10-13 09:00 - 16:45

Venue

Waseda Universität, 1 Chome-104 Totsukamachi, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 169-8050, Waseda Campus, House 8, Conference Room on the 3rd floor

Additional Information

Conference languages are German and Japanese with simultaneous interpretation.


09:00   Registration / Coffee

09:30 – 09:45   Opening Remarks
Prof. Dr. Aiji Tanaka, President Waseda University
Dr. Jan Grotheer, Honorary President DJJV, Hamburg

09:45 – 10:30   Welcome Remarks
Ryuji Kawahara, Vice-Minister of Justice
Dr. Clemens von Goetze, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
Prof. Dr. Sven Saaler, FES Tokyo, Sophia University
Axel Karpenstein, Director DAAD Tokyo / DWIH Tokyo
Dr. Julia Münch, Secretary General, Japanese-German Center Berlin

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rademacher, Waseda University

Keynote Speech: The Federal Ministry of Justice’s Response to the Legal Challenges of Climate Protection

10:30 – 11:00
Dr. Angelika Schlunck, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Justice

11:00 – 11:15   Discussion

Moderator: Dr. Jan Grotheer, Honorary President DJJV

 

Part I   Climate Protection in Civil and Commercial Law

11:15 – 11:45   in Japan
Prof. Tadashi Otsuka, Waseda University

11:45 – 12:15   in Germany
Prof. Dr. Marc-Philippe Weller, University of Heidelberg

12:15 – 12:30   Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Mahito Shindo, Waseda University

12:30 – 13:45   Lunch Break

Part II   Climate Protection in Public and International Law                     

13:45 – 14:15   in Japan
Prof. Yukari Takamura, Tokyo University                      

14:15 – 14:45   in Germany
Prof. Dr. Silja Vöneky, University of Freiburg

14:45 – 15:00   Discussion
Moderator: Prof. Mariko Kawano, Waseda University

15:00 – 15:30   Coffee/Tea Break

Part III   Climate Protection in Criminal Law

15:30 – 16:00   in Japan
Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Makoto Ida, Chuo University

16:00 – 16:30   in Germany                
Prof. Dr. Helmut Satzger, University of Munich

16:30 – 16:45   Discussion

Moderator: Junko Yamanaka, LL.M. (LMU Munich and HU Berlin), Tokai University

16:45   Closing Remarks
Attorney-at-law Hironaga Kaneko, President DJJV, Dusseldorf

Information

Cooperation Partners:

Deutsch-Japanische Juristenvereinigung (DJJV)
German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo)
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES)
Waseda University Tokyo

With the cooperation of the Federal Ministry of Justice

Cover: Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash