Faculty Database - TSUJI YUICHIRO

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（Last updated : 2025-05-09 11:26:07）

TSUJI YUICHIRO
Department Undergraduate School , School of Law

Position Professor

■ Books and Papers

1.	2025/03	Article	Democratic Legitimacy of the Smart City Smart Cities and Japan's Energy Transition pp.202-216 (Single)
2.	2025/03	Article	Modern Administrative Structure in Japan Meiji Law Journal 32(2025),pp.1-35 (Single)
3.	2025/03	Article	Primary Industries and Biodiversity—Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Biodiversity Strategy Journal of Environmental Law and Policy 28,pp.51-64 (Single)
4.	2025/01	Article	Interpretation of US Supreme Court Justices Meiji　Law Review 97(4,5),pp.67-123 (Single)
5.	2024/12	Article	The legitimacy of judicial review and the power to interpret the constitution and law, - Loper Bright Enterprises v．Raimondo- Meiji Law Review 97(2/3),pp.53-97 (Single)
6.	2024/11	Article	Renewable energy litigation in Japan Environmental law journal 49,pp.100-122 (Single)
7.	2024/08	Article	Renewable Energy and Defense Power in Japan William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review 48,pp.739-756 (Single)
8.	2024/07	Article	Chevron, Loper and Skidmore doctrine (Single)
9.	2024/03	Book	Interpretation of the US Supreme Court Justices regarding major question doctrine-Nebraska v. Biden and Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raymond Meiji Law Review 96(6),pp.39-70 (Single)
10.	2024/03	Book	Translation by Yuichiro Tsuji, Daniel Farber, (1)The US Approach to the Clean Energy Transiton, (2)Statutory Interpretation & the Separation of Powers pp.207-245 (Single)
11.	2023/10	Article	Institutional Dimensions of the Just Energy Transition: Reflecting the Role of Energy Justice in Public Global Energy Law and Sustainability Volume 2, Issue 1 2(1),pp.177-201 (Collaboration)
12.	2023/09	Book	The Annotated Constitution of Japan (Collaboration)
13.	2023/05	Book	Constitutional review of Administrative Agencies pp.i-371 (Single)
14.	2022/10	Book	Administrative Guidance in Coronavirus Special Measures Act in 2021 in Japan Impacts of the Covid‐19 Pandemic International Laws, Policies, and Civil Liberties pp.323-338 (Single)
15.	2022/08	Article	Swiss neutrality and Russian invasions Japan Institute of Constitutional Law (Single)
16.	2022/03	Article	Political Power and the Limits of Academic Freedom in Japan in the Era of Covid-19 Australian Journal of Asian Law pp.117-130 (Single)
17.	2022/03	Article	Trilogy of Obama care cases and commerce clause Meiji Law Review 94(6),pp.121-164 (Single)
18.	2022/02	Article	COVID-19 and the US Supreme Court -under special consideration of the state of California Meiji Law Review 94(4-5),pp.173-228 (Single)
19.	2021/12	Article	COVID-19 and the Law: How Can Governments Ensure that Citizens Fulfill their Obligations? Health Law & Policy Brief 16(1),pp.20-39 (Single)
20.	2021/12	Article	COVID-19 Vaccination in Japan: Remedies for Injured Patients Health Law & Policy Brief 16(1),pp.40-63 (Single)
21.	2021/12	Article	Student's Freedom of expression on social networking sites Meiji Law Review 94(2-3),pp.203-251 (Single)
22.	2021/12	Article	Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Lessons from the U.S., Japan, and China Ohio State Law Journal 82 Ohio St. L.J. (2021) 82(6),pp.953-1038 (Collaboration)
23.	2021/09	Article	Judicial review of expertise, policy judgment in the United States Review of Administrative Law pp.133-158 (Single)
24.	2021/07	Article	Marbury v. Madison and the Japanese Judiciary UC Davis Journal of International Law and Policy 27(2),pp.223-240 (Single)
25.	2021/03	Article	COVID-19に対するアメリカ合衆国の事案の検討法政論叢 57,pp.141 (Single)
26.	2021/02	Book	American climate change law and policy (Single)
27.	2021/02	Article	Focusing on Judicial Review of Wetland and Immigration Regulations Meiji Law Review 93(6),pp.103-150 (Single)
28.	2021/01	Article	Commerce clause and Stare Decisis Meiji Law Review 93(4・5),pp.153-202 (Single)
29.	2021/01	Article	Japanese Government Actions against COVID-19 under the Directives of Constitutional and Administrative Law Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review 4(1),pp.1-34 (Single)
30.	2020/11	Article	Nuclear Power Plants and Volcano in Japan 台灣國際法學刊 17(1),pp.165-178 (Single)
31.	2020/09	Article	Climate Change Action and Adaptation in Tokyo Washington Journal of Environmental Law & Policy 11,pp.89-114 (Single)
32.	2020/08	Article	Judicial mission for remand without vacation The Meiji law Review 93(1),pp.137-180 (Single)
33.	2020/04	Article	Independence of Judiciary and Judges and Techniques of Interpretation in Japan Courts & Justice Law Journal 2(1),pp.76-108 (Single)
34.	2020/02	Article	John Yoo, Rationalist War & New Weapons Technologies Meiji Law Review pp.105-128 (Single)
35.	2019/12	Article	Nuclear Power Plants and Terror Attacks in Japan UC Berkeley working paper series, Climate Change Law in the Asia Pacific 1,pp.1-17 (Single)
36.	2019/12	Article	The Impact of Cultural Heritage on Japanese Towns and Villages The Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental & Innovation Law (SJTEIL) 10(1),pp.1-24 (Single)
37.	2019/10	Book	Constitutional analysis of Japan’s position on a non-binding international agreement between North Korea and South Korea Korean Legislation Research Institute (Single)
38.	2019/09	Article	Constitutional Analysis on Privacy of Criminal Procedure The Japanese journal of law and political science pp.65-86 (Single)
39.	2019/06	Article	Nuclear Power Plant Reactivation in Japan: An Analysis of Administrative Discretion LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources, Vol.VII, Issue 1. 52-78(2019). VII(1),pp.52-78 (Single)
40.	2019/04	Article	Stand for the National Flag and Sing the National Anthem 2 Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L. 751 2(3) (Single)
41.	2019/02	Article	Forced sterilization and abortion in Japan: Family and constitution Bratislava Law Review 2,pp.50-63 (Single)
42.	2019/01	Article	Regulations on Japanese Video Games for Protection of Children in Japan Columbia Journal of Asian Law 31(2),pp.199-217 (Single)
43.	2018/11	Article	A Safety Review of Medical Device Robots in JAPAN AsiaPacificJournalof HealthLaw&Ethics Vol.12 No. 1, November2018, pp.1-27 12(1),pp.1-28 (Single)
44.	2018/11	Article	Local Autonomy and Japanese Constitution - David and Goliath- KLRI Journal of Law and Legislation, Vol.8 No.2. 8(2),pp.43-68 (Single)
45.	2018/09	Article	GPS Investigations under Constitution of Japan – Comparison with the U.S Cases International and Comparative Law Review Mezinárodní a srovnávací právní revue 18(1),pp.179-197 (Single)
46.	2018/05	Article	Constitutional analysis of secondary works in Japan : from otaku to the world pp.196-210 (Single)
47.	2018/05	Article	Forgotten People: A Judicial Apology for Leprosy Patients in Japan Oregon Law Review of International Law, 19,pp.223-257 (Single)
48.	2018/04	Article	Reflection of Public Interest in the Japanese Constitution : Constitutional Amendment Denver Journal of International Law & Policy 46(2),pp.159-190 (Single)
49.	2018/04	Article	Vote value disparity and judicial review in Japan （Disparidade do valor do voto e revisão judicial no Japão) Journal of Constitutional Research 5(2),pp.57-91 (Single)
50.	2018/03	Article	Decisions That Declared Laws Unconstitutional And Their Impact On Japanese Families ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law 24(1),pp.139-179 (Single)
51.	2018/01	Article	Crime Victims’ Protection Under the Free Speech Law in Japan (Single)
52.	2018/01	Article	Godzilla and the Japanese Constitution: A Comparison Between Italy and Japan THE ITALIAN LAW JOURNAL 3(2),pp.451-478 (Single)
53.	2018/01	Article	Independence of the Judiciary and Judges in Japan Revista Forumul Judecatorilor 2(2017),pp.88-99 (Single)
54.	2017/08	Article	Medical Privacy Issues in Ageing Japan Australian Journal of Asian Law, Vol. 18, No. 1, article 6, 2017 18(1),pp.1-18 (Single)
55.	2017/06	Article	〈論説〉人権と司法府の役割シンポジウム : Ⅰ．趣旨説明筑波法政 = Tsukuba journal of law and politics 70,pp.1-7 (Single)
56.	2016/10	Article	Article 9 and the History of Japan＇s Judiciary: Examining Its Likeness to American and German Courts Tsukuba Journal of Law and Politics 68,pp.35-78 (Single)
57.	2016/10	Article	Law making power in Japan-Legislative Assessment in Japan- Korean Legislation Research Institute(立法評価研究） 10(2),pp.173-204 (Single)
58.	2016/07	Article	Administrative Action and the Succession of Illegality Tsukuba Journal of Law and Politics 67,pp.11-36 (Single)
59.	2015/12	Article	Amendment of the Japanese Constitution― A Comparative Law Approach Nanzan Review of American Studies 37,pp.51-70 (Single)
60.	2013/06	Book	International Business Law in the 21st Century: Challenges and Issues in East Asia (Collaboration)
61.	2011/12	Book	Legal and Policy Approaches for Green Technology Innovation and Standardization - Statutes and Policy on Green Technology in Japan 2011:Innovation and Standardization - (Single)
62.	2011/02	Article	日本における司法と裁判官の独立駿河台法学 24(3),pp.63-82 (Single)
63.	2010/11	Article	The Legal Issues on Environmental Administrative Lawsuits under the Amendment of ACLA in Japan Yonsei Law Journal 1(2),pp.340-362 (Single)
64.	2010/04	Article	論文「The Primary Issue in Environmental Litigation in Japan-Chemical Substances-in 2009」 Comparative Law Journal 2010, P.107 2010,pp.107-124 (Single)
65.	2009	Article	論文「Climate Change Law and Policy in Japan-What Japan do?」 COJ, Comparative Law Journal 2009, 51-95 2009,pp.51-95 (Single)
66.	2008/01	Article	デジタル時代のメディアモデルと憲法学の考察法と政治 58(3),pp.709-711 (Single)
67.	2008	Article	論文「Future of ADR in Environmental and Constitutional Law in Japan」 Journal of Thailand Judiciary Judicial Training Institute Legal Seminars: Second Anniversary pp.50-60 (Single)
68.	2008	Article	論文「Future of ADR in Environmental and Constitutional Law in Japan」（要約） The Court of Justice and the Legal Development to International Standard pp.49-62 (Single)
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■ Conference Presentations

1.	2025/04/08	What is a Great Judge? Independence of Judiciary and Judges in Japan (Workshop on Asian Legal Systems by Prof. Mayali)
2.	2024/12/04	Modern Administrative Structures and the Training of Administrative Officials (Japanese Modernization Lecture Series)
3.	2024/11/22	Japan’s Version of the Proportionality - Horizontal and Vertical Effect (International Scientific Conference "Constitutional Effectiveness in Private Law: Asian Experience and Comparative Perspective")
4.	2024/10/21	Symposium, Challenges of Human Rights Protection by States and Non-State Actors in the Era of Uncertainty (Symposium, Challenges of Human Rights Protection by States and Non-State Actors in the Era of Uncertainty)
5.	2024/08/29	City planning and climate change adaptation in Japan to conserve cultural heritage (7th Conference on Human Rights Human Rights, Peace, and Innovation in Asia and the Pacific A Synergistic Approach to Sustainable Societies)
6.	2024/07/21	Unconstitutional decision in Leprosy case and former Eugenics Protection Law case in 2024 (International Symposium Sustainable Justice The 2015 training course on judicial management for court officials of the judiciary of Thailand in university of Meiji)
7.	2024/07/10	Faction in the political party and Freedom of Expression and Kings under the Constitution of Japan (I-CON, INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PUBLIC LAW, “The Future of Public Law: Resilience, Sustainability, and Artificial Intelligence”)
8.	2024/07/09	Climate Change and Flood Control in Japan (I-CON, INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PUBLIC LAW, “The Future of Public Law: Resilience, Sustainability, and Artificial Intelligence”)
9.	2024/07/04	The 2024 Election and Japan's Energy Issues (International Symposium, Challenges of the Paris Agreement Exposed by the Energy Shift by External Factors: The Case of Renewable Energy Policies in Japan, the U.S., and the EU)
10.	2024/06/22	Primary industries and biodiversity - Biodiversity strategy of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
11.	2024/05/29	Three Factors for the Supreme Court to Find Unconstitutional in Japan -Family and the Supreme Court (The 21th ASLI Conference-The Future of Law, The Future of Asia)
12.	2024/04/29	Proportionality in Japanese public law (Symposium “Proportionality and Asia under Constitutionalism”)
13.	2023/12/15	Advisory Board and Policy making in Japan (2023 ALSA)
14.	2023/11/03	Constitutional risks, governmental structures and national sovereignty in a climate change (2023 International Symposium on Climate Change Law and Energy Policy in the Asia-Pacific)
15.	2023/11/02	Overview of the Regulatory Changes for Restarting Nuclear Powe Plants in Japan (2023 International Conference on Climate Change and Energy Transition:Legal Issues and Proposals)
16.	2023/06/24	Negotiated rule-making and advisory board in Japan
17.	2023/06/19	Unique Aspects of Japan's energy policy in 2023About Thermal Power Plants and GX ([ADRN-International IDEA Joint Online Seminar] Climate Change and Democracy)
18.	2022/11/22	History of Japanese Constitution, and definition of families-Living Constitution (NTU Graduate Institute of National Development)
19.	2022/11/21	Climate change policy and Reactivation of the nuclear power plant (The Challenge and Response of climate change and energy law 2022(Round 2))
20.	2022/11/18	Climate change policy of Japan and local government challenges to climate change (The Challenge and response of climate change and energy law 2022(Round 1))
21.	2022/11/04	The Constitution’s Definition of Family and the Role of the Courts in Japan – Individual or Family Ties (Courts and Social Changes: Comparative Perspectives in Ibero-American and Asian Legal Systems)
22.	2022/09/22	Unconstitutional Non-delegation or abuse of the regulative power in Japan-comarison with US (Annual Conference on Health & Law Policy)
23.	2022/07/04	Non-delegation and the Constitution in Japan (I-Con, Global Problems and Prospects in Public Law)
24.	2022/06/02	COVID-19 and the US Supreme Court (Legal studies of Meiji University)
25.	2022/05/28	Climate Change Litigation in Japan (The 19th ASLI (Asian Law Institute))
26.	2022/05/15	The Climate Change cases in the U.S (Association for Studies of Constitutional Theories)
27.	2022/05/13	Remedy for Victims with COVID-19 in Japan” (The 9th Asian Constitutional Law Forum)
28.	2021/09/29	Freedom of Religion and the Rule of Law in Japan (Religion and the Rule of Law: Towards a Harmonious Relationship in the Era of Globalization)
29.	2021/09/17	Assessment of how the government achieves its objectives in response to COIVID-19 (Asian Law and Society Virtual International Conference: Law Crisis and Revival in Asia)
30.	2021/09/16	Natural Disaster and COVID-19 Shelters in Japan (18TH ASIAN LAW INSTITUTE CONFERENCE (VIRTUAL) “LAW, TECHNOLOGY, AND DIVERSITY IN ASIA”)
31.	2021/09/11	Case law and political process on rivers reviewed from the perspective of climate change law (Climate Change Law in the Asia-Pacific in Japan (online) The Growth of Renewable Energy-Climate Change Law in the Asia-Pacific)
32.	2021/07/08	Compensation or economic support for COVID-19 in the Constitution of Japan (I-con(The future of public law))
33.	2021/03/17	Independence of judiciary and judges in Japan (Asian legal system by Professor Laurent Mayali of UC Berkeley Law)
34.	2021/01/13	Independence and accountability of the Judiciary and of the Prosecution in Japan (Global Summit)
35.	2020/11/08	Marbury v. Madison and the Japanese Judiciary (17th ASLI, Conference is Law and Justice in Asia)
36.	2020/09/11	Adaptation and wind power generations in Japan (Climate Change Law and Policy)
37.	2020/06/16	Japanese Government’s Actions Against COVID-19 under the Directives of Constitutional and Administrative Law (Law on the state of emergency)
38.	2019/12/14	Dialogues between the Legislature and Judiciary in Japan (Asian Law and Society Association)
39.	2019/12/06	Japanese Judicial Law Interpretation Techniques (8th Asian Constitutional Law Forum)
40.	2019/09/19	National Referendum and Popular Sovereignty in Japan (DEMOCRATIC RENEWAL IN TIMES OF POLARISATION. THE CASE OF BELGIUM)
41.	2019/09/13	Nuclear Power Plants and Terror Attacks in Japan (Climate Change Law in the Asia-Pacific)
42.	2019/07/05	Climate change action and adaptation in Tokyo (Law in Japan)
43.	2019/07/03	A Safety Review of Medical Device Robot in Japan (The Training Course on Incorporation of Technology into the Court of Justice for Court Officials of the Judiciary of Thailand in Tsukuba and Meiji university)
44.	2019/07/03	(The 5th International Conference on Global Aging)
45.	2019/06/12	Climate change action and adaptation in Tokyo, (the 16th ASLI Conference, The Rule of Law and the Rule of Law in Asia)
46.	2019/06/09	(Japan Association for Environmental law and policy)
47.	2018/12/01	Diesel car regulation in Japan and US delegation doctrine (Asian Law and Society Association (ALSA))
48.	2018/12/01	Diesel car regulation in Japan and US delegation doctrine (Asian Law and Society Association (ALSA))
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■ Academic Qualifications

1.		〔Doctorial Course〕, UC Berkeley Law School, Completed,
2.		〔Master Course〕, UC Berkeley Law School, Completed, LLM
3.		〔Master Course〕, Graduate School, Division of Law, Kyoto University, Completed,

■ Career History

2013/09～2019/03

Associate Professor

■ Teaching Activities

● Efforts to Improve Educational Contents and Method (Including Teaching Evaluation)
1.	2024/12/07～2024/12/07	オーストラリア・西シドニー大学法学部の学生が明治大学を訪問
2.	2024/12/04～2024/12/04	Modern Administrative Structures and the Training of Administrative Officials
3.	2024/12/02～2024/12/09	HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE FROM THE COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
4.	2024/06/13～2024/06/13	比較法講演会 David Carrillo"Unique Features of American State Constitutional Law"
5.	2024/04/01～2025/03/30	Law in Japan Brazil
6.	2023/10/17～2023/10/19	Lectures by Professor Laurent Mayali
7.	2023/07/18～2023/07/22	Japanese Government Law and Policy on Climate Change 2023
8.	2023/05/28～2023/05/28	法廷メモ事件のレペタ先生の講演会を実施する。
9.	2022/06/27～2022/06/27	Lecture by attorney Aoki
10.	2021/07/12～2021/07/15	Independence of Judges and Judiciary in Japan
11.	2021/06/16～2021/06/16	Joint seminar with University of Tsukuba
12.	2021/04/21～2021/04/21	Seminar, Studying Constitutional Law and Administrative Law through Comparative Consideration of Case Law and U.S. Law
13.	2021/04/14～2021/04/14	Seminar of Japanese judge studying in the U.S
14.	2021/04～	Movie of introduction of Constitutional law
15.	2020/01/01～	Kenpo Nyumon Shimin Koza
16.	2019/10/28～2019/10/28	Special lecture by Prof. Mark Tushet of Harvard Law School
● Presentations/ Lectures on Educational Method or Practice
1.	2020/04/01	online course material
2.	2020/04/01	online course teaching
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■ Research Topics, Consignment Studies & KAKENHI Researches

1.	2025/04～	Meiji University Sabbatical (Key Word : )
2.	2023/04～2026/03	Challenges of the Paris Agreement Exposed by the Energy Shift by External Factors: The Case of Renewable Energy Policies in Japan, the U.S., and the EU (Key Word : )
3.	2022/04～2024/04	California's uniqueness and universal nature with respect to scientific uncertainty. (Key Word : )
4.	2018/04～2021/03	Climate policy under Trump administration and California state (Key Word : )

■ Web Sites

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1434-6948

https://researchmap.jp/tsuji/?lang=en

https://sites.google.com/site/publiclawtsuji

https://ssrn.com/author=979824

■ Current Specialized Field

Public law, New fields of law, Public law

■ Other Achievement Records

1.		My blog
2.		ORCiD
3.	2012/12	SSRN

■ Research theme for prospective joint research

1.	Climate change, adaptation, deference to the decisions of government agencies, freedom of expression, and hate speech,