{"id":10976,"date":"2016-03-25T16:43:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T21:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/?p=10976"},"modified":"2016-03-30T09:53:56","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T14:53:56","slug":"mitchell-hamline-students-get-firsthand-look-at-japans-legal-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/25\/mitchell-hamline-students-get-firsthand-look-at-japans-legal-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitchell Hamline students get firsthand look at Japan\u2019s legal system"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php 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srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/3m-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/3m-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/03\/3m-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Nineteen Mitchell Hamline School of Law students, led by <strong>Professor Ken Port<\/strong>, have spent their spring break in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>The trip is part of Mitchell Hamline\u2019s Japanese Law course. It gives students an up-close look at concepts they studied in class: criminal law in Japan, the Japanese Constitution, and what it takes to become a lawyer in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Port says the trip has been educational, informative, and fun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese students have learned a lot by being here,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019ve seen Japanese order and structure, they\u2019ve seen Japanese crowds and chaos, and most importantly they\u2019ve experienced Japanese people, food, and nightlife.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Port, along with Mitchell Hamline\u2019s assistant dean and director of the Office of Multicultural and International Inclusion, <strong>Luiza Dreasher<\/strong>, have accompanied students on visits to 3M, St. Jude Medical, the U.S. Embassy, the Japanese Supreme Court, Tokyo District court, law firms, and many other sites.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I teach this class in St. Paul, I have to describe Japan,\u201d Port said. \u201cWith students coming to Japan, they see firsthand how the things we studied are actually implemented.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The trip has given 3L <strong>Alex Beeby<\/strong> a deeper appreciation for the role culture plays in both Japanese and American legal systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing the interaction of culture and law in Japan has compelled a reflection of that interaction in American jurisprudence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Second-year Mitchell Hamline student <strong>Alissa Harrington <\/strong>described the trip as \u201csurreal and thought-provoking\u201d as well as invaluable in her understanding of the legal system in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of theorizing how a Japanese court would handle a highly stigmatized crime, we were in the courtroom watching it happen with legal professionals to provide context and translation,\u201d she said. \u201cWe got to see that some things, like the disapproving glare of a judge, transcend language and cultures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harrington is confident the weeklong trip to Japan will come in handy when she\u2019s ready to enter the workforce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know I can take the advice and skills used on the trip back home to Minnesota,\u201d she said. \u201cThe legal field continues to demand more cross-border work and understanding, and I feel better prepared to work with people from any country.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nineteen Mitchell Hamline School of Law students, led by Professor Ken Port, have spent their spring break in Japan. 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