Graduate School of Law and Faculty of Law(京都大学大学院法学研究科・法学部) is one of the schools at

Kyoto University , mottoeng = Freedom of academic culture , established = , type = National university, Public (National) , endowment = ¥ 316 billion (2.4 1000000000 (number), billion USD) , faculty = 3,480 (Teaching Staff) , administrative_staff ...

. The Faculty (

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) and the Graduate School operate as one. Founded in 1899 as the College of Law (法科大学) at Kyoto Imperial University, it specializes in Law and Politics. In 1919, the college was renamed the Faculty of Law (法学部) and departments related to economics are separated as

Faculty of Economics A faculty is a division within a university or college comprising one subject area or a group of related subject areas, possibly also delimited by level (e.g. undergraduate). In American usage such divisions are generally referred to as colleges ...

. According to the

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by Subject 2022, Kyoto University is ranked 2nd in Law and Legal Studies and 3rd in Law and Politics in Japan.

Organization

Faculty of Law

Faculty of Law (法学部) offers academic

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degree in Law and Politics.

Graduate School of Law

Graduate School of Law (法学研究科) has two programs; an academic program in Law and Politics, and

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program. Legal and Political Studies Program (法政理論専攻) offers

LL.M. A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: ' or ') is an advanced postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in a related subject. In mos ...

(academic) and

LL.D. Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

(Ph.D.) degrees in Law and Politics. Law School (法科大学院 or 法曹養成専攻) offers J.D. degree.

Notable alumni

Fumimaro Konoe Prince was a Japanese politician and prime minister. During his tenure, he presided over the Japanese invasion of China in 1937 and the breakdown in relations with the United States, which ultimately culminated in Japan's entry into World W ...

(LLB) - 38th and 39th Prime Minister of Japan *

Hayato Ikeda was a Japanese bureaucrat and later politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1960 to 1964. He is best known for his Income Doubling Plan, which promised to double Japan's GDP in ten years. Ikeda is also known for repairing U.S.-J ...

(LLB) - 58th, 59th and 60th Prime Minister of Japan *

Frank Hsieh Frank Hsieh Chang-ting (; born May 18, 1946) is a Taiwanese politician and former defense attorney. A cofounder of the Democratic Progressive Party, he has served on the Taipei City Council, the Legislative Yuan, as the mayor of Kaohsiung City ...

(M.Jur. and ABD) - Taiwanese politician

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About Kyoto University Faculty/School of Law

Faculty of Law, Kyoto University
in Japanese
Legal and Political Studies, Kyoto University
in Japanese
Law School, Kyoto University
in Japanese Law schools in Japan

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