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Defending the Rule of Law

Symposium on Defending the Rule of Law in Turbulent Times

Location: Waseda University Campus, Masaru Ibuka Auditorium

Conference Languages: German and Japanese with simultaneous interpretation

Co-Hosts: DJJV, Waseda University School of Law, Waseda University Institute for Comparative Law, German Centre for Research and Innovation (DWIH) Tokyo, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, RCLIP

With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Justice

Program

Tuesday, 25 November 2025

09:00 – Registration

09:30 – 09:45 – Opening

  • Prof. Tatsuhisa Tamura, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Waseda University

  • Dr. Oliver Schön, President of DJJV, Munich

09:45 – 10:30 – Welcoming Addresses

  • Hiroshi Morimoto, Vice-Minister of Justice, Japanese Ministry of Justice

  • Envoy Martin Huth, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

  • Prof. Dr. Sven Saaler, FES Tokyo, Sophia University

  • Axel Karpenstein, Director DAAD Tokyo / DWIH Tokyo

Moderation: Prof. Dr. Christoph Rademacher, Waseda University

Keynote Speech: The Measures of the Federal Ministry of Justice to Defend the Rule of Law

  • 10:30 – 11:10 Eva Schmierer, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice

Part I: Defending the Rule of Law through Public and Constitutional Law Measures

  • 11:10 – 11:40 Japan: Prof. Dr. Toru Mori, Kyoto University

  • 11:40 – 12:10 Germany: Dr. Philipp Wittmann, Judge at the Administrative Court of Baden-Württemberg, Mannheim

  • 12:10 – 12:30 Discussion (Moderator: Prof. Dr. Hidemi Suzuki, Keio University)

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break

Part II: Defending the Rule of Law through Criminal Law Measures

  • 13:30 – 14:00 Japan: Prof. Prof. h.c. Dr. Dres. h.c. Makoto Ida, Chuo University

  • 14:00 – 14:30 Germany: Prof. Dr. Ralf Peter Anders, Attorney General, Schleswig-Holstein

  • 14:30 – 14:45 Discussion (Moderator: Prof. Dr. Kuniko Ozaki, Chuo University)

14:45 – 15:00 Break

Part III: Defending the Rule of Law through Civil Law Measures

  • 15:00 – 15:30 Japan: Prof. em. Tatsuo Uemura, Waseda University

  • 15:30 – 16:00 Europe and Germany: Prof. Dr. Timo Minssen, University of Copenhagen

  • 16:00 – 16:15 Discussion (Moderator: Prof. Dr. Keizo Yamamoto, Waseda University)

16:15 – Closing Remarks

  • Dr. Jan Grotheer, Honorary President DJJV, Hamburg

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