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Research of Actual Conditions and Legal Dogmas relating to Business Tort in the Software-oriented Society

Research Project

Project/Area Number 02620019
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Civil law
Research InstitutionHitotsubashi University (1991)
Osaka City University (1990)

Principal Investigator

MATSUMOTO Tsuneo  Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Law, Professor, 法学部, 教授 (20127715)

Project Period (FY) 1990 – 1991
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1991)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Fiscal Year 1991: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1990: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
KeywordsSoftware-oriented society / Business tort / Deceptive trade / Damages to consumer / Illegality / Injunction / Comparative negligence / 不法行為
Research Abstract

In the so-called "Software-oriented Society" where economic gains produced through financial investment or intellectual property are much more respected than the utility value of products, litigation increases in number claiming compensation for damages suffered from a business transaction under tort law. In this research, I investigated some features of business tort, classifying the transaction between a consumer and a merchant and that between a merchant and a merchant.
As to the transaction between a consumer and a merchant, I tried to understand the actual circumstances of consumer fraud through interview with the injured consumers and lawyers representing them, and arranged the content and issues of each case raised from case report, newsletters of local consumer centers and the said interviews. With regard to legal dogmas relating to tort, I examined such issues as illegality of structure of business and way of inducement, public policy, free will and comparative negligence, monopoly price, and undue profits. It was made clear that general theory of tort law does not fit the business tort, since the general theory was developed mostly in personal injury cases. Revision of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act is urgent in order to promote consumer protection in business transaction.
As to the transaction between a merchant and a merchant, I investigated and arranged the actual domestic cases through interviews with legal staffs and layers, newspaper clipping and case reports. With regard to legal dogmas, I examined anti-trust law and tort, recaption of delivered goods at the time of the buyer's bankruptcy, actio pauliana and tort, double sales of real property, abuse of power of agent, undue break of business negotiation and so on.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1991 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1990 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All Other

All Publications (19 results)

  • [Publications] 松本 恒雄: "金融商品の開発と銀行の説明義務" 手形研究. 443. 4-10 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 松本 恒雄: "クレジット契約と消費者保護" ジュリスト. 979. 19-25 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 松本 恒雄: "消費者私法ないし消費者契約という観念は可能かつ必要か" 椿寿夫編 講座『現代契約と現代債権の展望』. 6. 3-35 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 松本 恒雄: "イギリスの不正競争法制と消費者保護" 一橋論叢. 107. 20-40 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 松本 恒雄: "ゴルフ会員権取引と消費者保護" 法学雑誌. 38. (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 松本 恒雄: "不動産の証券へと消費者保護" 大阪市立大学証券研究年報. 5. 37-64 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tsuneo Matsumoto: "Duty to Explain the Newly Developed Financial Service" Tegata Kenkyu. 443. 4-10 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tsuneo Matsumoto: "Credit Contract and Consumer Protection" Jurisuto. 979. 19-25 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tsuneo Matsumoto: "Is the Concept of Consumer Private Law or Consumer Contract Possible and Necessary?" An Outlook of the Modern Contract and Obligation. 6. 3-35 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tsuneo Matsumoto: "Securitization of Real Property and Consumer Protection" Osaka City University Securities Research Annual. 5. 37-64 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tsuneo Matsumoto: "Unfair Competition Law and Consumer Protection in the United Kingdom" Hitotsubashi Review. 107. 20-40 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tsuneo Matsumoto: "Golf Membership Trade and Consumer Protection" Osaka City University Law Review. 38. (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 松本 恒雄: "クレジット契約と消費者保護" ジュリスト. 979. 19-25 (1991)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 松本 恒雄: "消費者私法ないし消費者契約という観念は可能かつ必要か" 椿 寿夫編講座『現代契約と現代債権の展望』. 6. 3-35 (1991)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 松本 恒雄: "イギリスの不正競争法制と消費者保護" 一橋論叢. 107. 20-40 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 松本 恒雄: "ゴルフ会員権取引と消費者保護" 法学雑誌. 38. (1992)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 松本 恒雄: "金融商品の開発と銀行の説明義務" 手形研究. 443. 4-10 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 松本 恒雄: "不動産の証券化と消費者保護" 大阪市立大学証券研究年報. 5. (1991)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 林 郁: "ヤング消費者読本" 民事法研究会, 116 (1991)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report

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