Amidst the calls for review of the approach to legal interpretation and the legal system itself with the diversification of values and increasing complexity of economic activities in contemporary society, we focus on training the ability to properly interpret and apply the law.

We train the ability of students to explore the essence of laws and politics.
Students can also aim to become tax accountants with a deep understanding of the law.

The history of the Graduate School of Law spans half a century, starting with the establishment of the master's course in 1964 and subsequently the establishment of the doctoral course in 1966. During that time, the Graduate School of Law has produced professionals, including researchers and tax accountants, as well as individuals active in private companies and administrative agencies. A characteristic feature of the Graduate School is that students can cultivate legal knowledge and thinking skills, as well as highly professional political knowledge and practical skills, so they can play active roles in a variety of fields in globalizing and diversifying contemporary society. Two fields of learning are available, jurisprudence and political science, and students can engage in learning across both these fields or learn one of them in depth.
Particularly in the field of jurisprudence, we have established a curriculum that enables students to deepen their understanding of Tax Law in response to the requests of working adults who aim to pass the Certified Public Tax Accountant Examination. A characteristic feature is that students can also learn about the Civil Code, administrative law, the constitution, and other adjacent fields of Tax Law.
An understanding of the Civil Code is indispensable for becoming a tax accountant. This is because the taxation system for individuals targets profits arising from their various economic activities and private transaction laws, especially the Civil Code, regulate such activities. Since lawsuits based on Tax Law are administrative lawsuits, an adequate understanding of administrative law is required for tax practice. In addition, the significance of learning about the constitution lies in helping students to deeply understand the basic principles of Tax Law itself, as can be seen, for example, in arguments regarding whether an income tax system that taxes spouses separately might violate Article 24 of the Constitution of Japan, which stipulates equality of the sexes in family life, and other such points of contention.
The tax accountants we are trying to train are individuals who possess not only the techniques to process tax affairs properly but also the legal knowledge, refined intellect, and legal thinking skills to utilize legal theory to respond properly when unknown problems arise in tax practice. For this reason, our classes emphasize case studies. We do not take things at face value, even decisions made by courts, but rather examine their validity from multiple angles with a critical mind. This develops flexibility while enabling students to acquire the ability to pursue the essence of law.
In the field of political science, we basically pursue the nature of appropriate politics and allow students to learn about the state of politics, including national politics, local politics, and international politics, through comparison with other countries. This enables broad, in-depth research that cultivates comprehensive perspectives.