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SAITO, Hiroharu

Division | Department of Comparative Contemporary Law |
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Research Fields | Law and Society, Empirical Legal Studies |
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Teaching and Research Appointments
April 2021 − | Associate Professor, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo |
Topics of Research
- 1Empirical Studies on Law and Society
- See his personal website (https://www.hiroharusaito.com/en) for full CV and details of his research.
- 2Children and the Law
- 3Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
- 4Lawyer Behaviors and Professional Ethics
Selected Publications
- Children and the Law: A Socio-Legal Study of the Boundary between Children and Adults, University of Tokyo Press, February 2022 (in Japanese).
- “Loss Aversion for the Value of Voting Rights: WTA/WTP Ratios for a Ballot,” International Review of Law and Economics, 69, 106041, 2022.
- Takeshi Asamizuya, Hiroharu Saito, Ryosuke Higuchi, Go Naruse, Shozo Ota, & Junko Kato, “Effective Connectivity and Criminal Sentencing Decisions: Dynamic Causal Models in Laypersons and Legal Experts,” Cerebral Cortex bhab484, 2022.
- “The Impact of Lawyer Fees on Lawyer Partisanship: The Reciprocity Norm May Matter,” International Journal of the Legal Profession, 28, 319–334, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/09695958.2020.1859378
- “Equal Protection for Children: Toward the Childist Legal Studies,” New Mexico Law Review, 50(2), 2020, pp. 235–286.
- “Japanese Divorce Lawyers: Their Success After Their Own Divorce,” Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal, 20(1), 2018, pp. 1–49.
- “Do Professional Ethics Make Negotiators Unethical? An Empirical Study with Scenarios of Divorce Settlement,” Harvard Negotiation Law Review, 22(2), 2017, pp. 325–373.
- “Bargaining in the Shadow of Children’s Voices in Divorce Custody Disputes: Comparative Analysis of Japan and the U.S.,” Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, 17(3), 2016, pp. 937–988.
Educational Activities
Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo | Perspectives on Law |
Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo | Negotiation and Dispute Resolution I, Negotiation and Dispute Resolution II |
Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo | Issues in Children's Rights (Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, "Children's Rights and Social Science") |