Various Academic Activities

The Academic Activity in ALSA Japan can be divided into 3 patterns.
-①Academic Activity at each local chapters
-②Academic Activity as ALSA Japan’s activity
-③Academic Activity with other ALSA affiliated countries
 
 
①Activities at University
As of 2007, ALSA Japan consists of Chuo, Tokai, Tokyo , Hitotsubashi and Waseda university. At each university, discussion, debate or fieldwork is held more than once a week, as well as activities such as camps to strengthen membership. Each member is encouraged to belong to one local group which becomes a close community for involved students. 
These local chapters have the right to vote about revision of the constitution at Council Meeting, the general convention of ALSA.

②ALSA Japan's Activity
ALSA Integration(AI),ALSA Transaction(AT), and Legal Advance(LA) are the main activities.
The features of these activities are integrated as the following  points.
1.It is an official activity of ALSA Japan approved by the National Council Meeting.
2.Students from different universities gather together.
3.We can try our best to prepare for making high-level activity.
4.We invite people from outside of ALSA such as professors, lawyers, NGO members, students from other departments for giving us good help.
 

③Activites with ALSA affiliated countries
Asian Law Student's Forum, Asian Law Studnt's Conference, and Study Trip are the main activities.

Asian Law Students’ Forum (AF) is the biggest project among all member country, which is held once a year as the General Assembly. The greatest characteristic of AF is that the General Assembly, which is the supreme decision-making body of ALSA, is held. At the General Assembly, next International Board which manages ALSA is elected and a host country for the Asian Law Students’ Conference is decided. At he same time, the Governing Council, which consists of International Board and representatives and vice-representatives from each country, is held. The Governing Council is the decision-making body second only to the General Assembly and amendments of the Article, activities of next period and the future of ALSA are discussed through the Governing Council.


Asian Law Students’ Conference (AC) is an international exchange project among several countries. AC is, as well as AF, a representative project of activities of ALSA for the year. AF and AC are international exchange program that are held under the control of International Board, that is an execution organ of ALSA and a host nation of AC is decided through candidacy or election and acceptance at Government Council in AF.

Study Trip (ST) is an international exchange project among two or more countries. ST can be organized by signatories’ discretion of each member country, and is held frequently in many countries.