The authors are nine faculty members of the Faculty of Law, including Professor Kenichiro Endo, who specializes in civil law, and Professor Tomoko Kawada, who specializes in labor law.The motivation for writing was an inquiry from a high school teacher asking if there was a law book suitable for high school students to read.

　In recent years, as "legal education" to acquire the idea of ​​legal things and "career education" from high school days have been emphasized, high school students have improved their ability to choose and decide their own career paths. Education that gives a solid view of profession is sought in the field of education.

　In such a social trend, "Introduction to Law from High School Students" is a method for high school students to feel familiar with the law from the standpoint of researchers and educators at the university, to foster the idea of ​​legal things, and to be legal. It was written that I would like you to face social issues from a perspective.The law may not be familiar to high school students, but in reality, the distance between the daily life of high school students and the law is not so far, and if you change your perspective a little, you can make use of the "legal way of thinking" in your high school life. There are many scenes.

　This book is composed of 12 chapters. [Chapter 1 "If you are late, 1 week to clean the toilet" is effective? -Crime and punishment], [Chapter 3 Is it free to say bad things about others? -Freedom of expression], [Chapter 6 Don't take a light look at bullying! -The first step of criminal thinking], etc., takes up a scene of high school life and introduces it with the idea of ​​legal things.

It can be purchased at bookstores, online bookstores, and Chuo University University Co-ops nationwide, and the list price is 900 yen (excluding tax).

Reference: [Chuo University Publishing Department] Introduction to Law from High School Students / Chuo University Faculty of Law