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