Maestro Lectures: Constitutionalism in Crisis / Democracy in Action?: Why Only Japan Is Quiet When the World Goes Crazy

Session 1：

Time：2:00-4:30 pm, March 11 (Tuesday), 2025

Venue：1st Conference Room, 3rd Floor, North Tower, Humanities and Social Science Building, Academia Sinica

Registration：https://forms.gle/zg7zWaUFpkrdTa5v6 (open in new window)

Moderator：
Cheng-Yi Huang (Deputy Director & Research Professor, Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica)

Speaker：
Komamura Keigo 駒村圭吾（慶應大學法學部教授 ）

Topic：
Constitutionalism in Crisis / Democracy in Action?: Why Only Japan Is Quiet When the World Goes Crazy

Introduction:
From a constitutional perspective, the world goes crazy indeed. Constitutional turmoils are everywhere, and they are still growing on a global scale. But, only Japan is quiet. The politics in Japan goes weaker but seemingly not so crazy. Does that mean there is no crisis of constitutionalism in this far eastern country? My reply is no. There might be a different type of constitutional crisis.

Organizers：Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica

Session 2：

Time：10:00-12:00 am, March 12 (Wednesday), 2025

Venue： Tsai Lecture Hall, 7th floor, NTU College of Law

Registration：https://forms.gle/S7cJSdCbLgXodSuAA (open in new window)

Speaker：
Komamura Keigo 駒村圭吾（慶應大學法學部教授）
Masatoshi Kokubo 小久保智淳（東京大學資訊研究跨學科計畫助理教授）

Topic：
Neurotech and the Two Views of Human Being: How Should "Neurolaw" Prepare for the Tech-Challenges

Introduction：
Elon Musk's Neuralink has developed a technology to measure more accurate brain information by implanting a small chip inside the brain. Neurotech has been introduced into the medical field and distributed in the market as a product. In recent years, a number of reports and recommendations aimed at regulating and promoting neurotech have been published by international organizations like OECD, UNICEF, and UN, etc. This lecture will provide the basic perspectives that the new field of legal study, "neurolaw," may need in order to face this topic in the future. Before questioning the merits of specific ideas or proposals of neurorights, I would like to consider the transformation of the view of the human being brought about by neurotechnology.

Organizers： Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica, Law, Information, and Human Behavior: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry（NSTC 113-2423-H-001-008-）

※This conference (Session 2) will be conducted as a closed-door meeting.
The registration form will be closed at 10:00a.m., March 10. After submitting the registration form, participants will be notified of the results by March 10. Those accepted will receive a confirmation email; Those who are not selected will not receive further notification.

Contact：

Miss Liu, +886-2-2652-5408

E-mail：

yujungliu@gate.sinica.edu.tw