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Newsletter English Edition No.5 Academic Year 2012 (March 31, 2013) Reflections on the Past 10 Years of the Soft Law Project International Research Exchanges from 2008 to 2013 Report: Comparative study of the Japanese and European legal structures on the nursing care for the elderly persons GCOE International Internship Program PDF:911KB Newsletter English Edition No.5 Academic Year 2012 (March 31, 2013) Organization of Research and Education Activities GCOE International Internship Program Report: The Rotterdam Rules in the Asia-Pacific Region Outcome PDF:616KB Newsletter English Edition No.3 Academic Year 2010 (March 31, 2011) Introduction Organization of Research and Education Activities GCOE International Internship Program Foreign Researchers: Mr. Julien Mouret Outcome PDF:951KB Newsletter English Edition No.2 Academic Year 2009 (March 31, 2010) Introduction Organization of Research and Education Activities GCOE International Internship Program Foreign Researchers: Ms. Wered Ben-sade Outcome PDF:485KB Newsletter English Edition No.1 Autumn-Winter 2008-2009 (March 31, 2009) Introduction Organization of Research and Education Activities Foreign Researchers: Mr. Julien Mouret, Ms. Eva Schwittek and Ms. Anna Musiala Outcome PDF:608KB UT Soft Law Review Global COE Program began to publish "UT Soft Law Review" disseminate its research results and contribute to a development of international research exchanges. 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No.5 2013 6th Annual BESETO Conference (1,341KB) ISSN 1883-5392 The 6th Annual BESETO Conference 2012: Economic Regulation and the Rule of Law "A Baseline for Analyzing Exploitative Abuse of a Dominant/Superior Position" Tadashi SHIRAISHI "Corporate Governance and the Rule of Soft Law" Tomotaka FUJITA Articles "The first French Mutual Group Facing up the Coming Surge in Seniors' Long-term Care Needs" Jean-Louis DAVET "The Evolution of Social Norm: Economic Modeling" Tomotaka FUJITA and Toshihiro MATSUMURA No.4 2012 5th Annual BESETO Conference (1,237KB) ISSN 1883-5392 Session 1 Recent Trend in Consumer Protection "Recent Developments of Consumer Law in Korea" Bong Eui LEE "Recent Developments in Consumer Protection in Japan" Masami OKINO Session 2 Recent Trend in Criminal Procedure "Trust and Confidence in the Judiciary: Open the Door of the Judiciary" Sang Won LEE "Japan's Citizen Participation System in Criminal Trials: Saiban-in and Its Operation" Yutaka OHSAWA No.3 2011 M&As and the Law (600KB) ISSN 1883-5392 Presentations "Market for Corporate Control in Japan" Kenichi OSUGI "Going-private and the Role of Courts: A Comparison of Delaware and Japan" Wataru TANAKA "The Takeover Regulation in Japan: Peculiar Developments in the Mandatory Offer Rule" Tomotaka FUJITA Article "Legal Education for the Future: Global Perspectives" Daniel H. FOOTE No.2 2010 Hostile Takeovers and Defenses - Implications from Delaware Law (899KB) ISSN 1883-5392 Keynote Speeches Hideki Kanda, Takeover Defenses and the Role of Law in Japan Jack Jacobs, Developing an Infrastructure for Hostile Takeovers: The Delaware Experience Curtis Milhaupt, Comment: Developing Takeover Policy in the United States and Japan Panel Discussion Japanese Legal Structure for Corporate Acquisition: Analyses and Prospects Materials Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of Justice, "Guidelines Regarding Takeover Defense for the Purpose of Protection and Enhancement of Corporate Value and Shareholders' Common Interest" (May 27, 2005) Corporate Value Study Group, "Takeover Defense Measures in Light of Recent Environmental Changes" (June 30, 2008) Bull-Dog source (Supreme Court Judgment of August 7, 2007, Supreme Court Reports (civil cases) vol.61 no.5, p.2215) Bell System 24 (Tokyo High Court Judgment of August 4, 2004, Finance and commerce judicial precedent No.1201 p.4) Nippon Broadcasting System (Tokyo High Court Judgment of March 23, 2005, Hanrei-jiho No. 1899, p. 56) Nireco (Tokyo High Court Judgment of June 15, 2005, Hanrei Jiho No. 1900: 156) Japan Engineering Consultants (Tokyo District Court Judgment of July 29, 2005, Hanrei-jiho 1909, p.87) No.1 2009 Changing Society and the Role of Law (1,122KB) ISSN 1883-5392 Welcome Speech Hiroshi TAKAHASHI Keynote Speech Koya MATSUO Session 1 Business Crime (development of economy and crime) "On the Crime of Taking Bribes in Chinese Criminal Law -Interpretation, Loopholes and its Complementarity-" Genlin LIANG "Three Controversial Issues in Controlling Corporate Crime in Korea" Kuk CHO "Developments in the Penal Protection of Trade Secrets in Japan -Protection by Unfair Competition Prevention Act" Atsushi YAMAGUCHI Session 2 Autonomy of Family and the Role of State -Protection of women and children (Domestic violence, alimony, and maintenance for children) "An In-depth Study on the Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in China" Guimei BAI and Wen ZHOU "CEDAW, CRC and the Korean Family Law" Jinsu YUNE "Status of Women in Family -the Balance between Autonomy and Protection" Atushi OMURA and Hiroto DOGAUCHI Closing Speech Masahito INOUYE