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Shojiro Sakaguchi is a Professor at the Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University, with a focus on constitutional law and public law. He has been active in research since 2001, holding various roles including Director of the Law School from 2013 to 2015. His academic affiliations also include the School of Social Sciences.
- Education: Ph.D. in Law from Waseda University Graduate School (1989)
His research interests center on constitutional law, particularly judicial review, freedom of expression, and proportionality principles. His scholarly work explores the intersection of liberal democracy, constitutional adjudication, and rights protection in multicultural contexts.
The trends in his publications reflect a sustained engagement with comparative constitutional analysis (especially U.S. and German models), judicial reasoning, and constitutional theory. Key topics include balancing tests, governance structures, and evolving constitutional challenges in Japan and globally.
- Grant Projects:
- 2013.04 - 2017.03: Unconstitutionality Review Standards and Interest Balancing (JSPS)
- 2010.04 - 2013.03: The Significance and Limits of Balancing in Constitutional Adjudication (JSPS)
- 2003.04 - 2011.03: Liberalism and Public Education
- 1999.04 - 2006.03: Liberalism and Constitutional Law
- 1995.04 - 2006.03: Freedom of Expression
- 1995.04 - 2001.03: Constitutionalism and Democracy
- Professional Memberships:
- Japanese Society for Constitutional Law
- National Constitutional Law Research Association
- Democracist Law Association (Japanese)
- Japan-U.S. Law Association
- Constitutional Theory Research Group
Sakaguchi teaches graduate-level courses including Comparative Constitutional Law and undergraduate Constitutional Law seminars. His research projects emphasize rights protection mechanisms, judicial self-restraint, and constitutional dialogue between law and political philosophy.
