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Toru Nakajima is a Professor at Waseda University's School of Law, holding a doctoral degree in law. His academic career spans several decades with a focus on constitutional law and public law. He maintains multiple academic affiliations across Waseda University, including the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Political Science and Economics.
Professor Nakajima's research primarily centers on constitutional interpretation, property rights, political freedom, and human rights. His scholarly work explores the boundaries of liberalism, the right to water as a constitutional guarantee, freedom of business, and the relationship between land ownership and political participation. His research demonstrates a consistent interest in how constitutional principles apply to contemporary societal challenges, particularly in the digital economy and environmental sustainability contexts.
His recent publications reveal a strong focus on constitutional challenges in the digital age, water rights as constitutional guarantees, and the relationship between property rights and democratic participation. Nakajima's work shows a progression from traditional constitutional questions toward contemporary applications in digital economies and sustainability frameworks, while maintaining a consistent theoretical foundation in constitutional interpretation.
- The Right to Water and SDGs (2020-2025)
- A Cross-disciplinary Study of Law in a Data-driven Society (2019-2024)
- Sustainability of shared economy and the principle of single ownership (2015-2020)
- Land, Electoral System, Autonomy: Rebuilding Representative Democracy (2014-2017)
Professor Nakajima teaches multiple constitutional law courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels, including Constitutional Law Lecture I and II, Advanced Seminar in Constitutional Law, and specialized courses on constitutional government. His teaching philosophy emphasizes developing constitutional thinking beyond mere memorization of Supreme Court decisions, encouraging students to understand the historical development of constitutional principles and apply them to contemporary issues.
