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A General Inquiry into the Structural Change of the Law in 12th Century Germany : With particular Reference to Germany

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17530003
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Fundamental law
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

NISHIKAWA Yoichi  The University of Tokyo, Graduate School for Law and Politics, Professor (00114596)

Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2007
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2007)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
KeywordsLegal History / Constitutional History / Judicial Power / Landfriede / Privilege / Princes of the Empire / Hohenstaufen / Royal Chancery / 王権 / 中世学識法 / 国王宮廷 / 立法史 / 仲裁 / 裁判史 / 学識法 / 叙任権闘争 / 裁判 / 紛争解決 / 国王裁判 / 立法権
Research Abstract

Having analyzed the development of the research in (1) the theory of "Papal Revolution" in the later 11th century, (2) the theory which tries to grasp the medieval law not as customary law but as legal customs, also (3) the research on the settlement of disputes in the early middle ages and (4) the modern trend to analyze the politics in the Middle Ages not as a struggle for material power but as interactions utilizing diverse forms of rituals, it became clear that these developments offer a great chance to draw an innovative picture of the legal system of the High Middle Ages.
This research focused on the gradual mutation of the structure and perception of the Reich, the new interpretation of the meaning of the so called Landfriede, and the new attitude of the royal household toward the law especially in the Hohenstaufen era. We can observe that the basis of the royal power became narrower during the Hohenstaufen rule, but this did not mean that the royal power has weakened. This led to the liberation of the King from the de facto obligation to obtain the individual consents of the mighty dynasties : . The background of the tendency of the Hohenstaufen kings to stress their obligation to make obey the law severely rather than to present themselves as benevolent rulers. Also the meaning of the Landfriede must be assessed on the ground of the understanding of law which sees the law solely in the consent of the parties. Already the repeated political pressure to acquire the consent to the Landfriede lead to the "thickening" of the legal idea of the Peace. Concerning the judicial activity of the royal power, It became clear that although the old structure remained, the royal power acquired diverse means to dictate the legal decisions.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2007 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2006 Annual Research Report
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2007 2006 2005

All Journal Article (10 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 科学技術の発展と西洋法の歴史的伝統2007

    • Author(s)
      西川洋一
    • Journal Title

      城山英明・西川洋一編『法の再構築 III』(東京大学出版会)

      Pages: 3-29

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 書評「ハインツ・トーマス 中世の『ドイツ』-カール大帝からルターまで」2007

    • Author(s)
      西川洋一
    • Journal Title

      法制史研究 56

      Pages: 307-312

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Development of scientific technology and the tradition of the Western Law2007

    • Author(s)
      Yoichi Nishikawa
    • Journal Title

      Nishikawa, Y and Shiroyama, H. (eds.) Reconstructing Legal Systems Vol.II, University of Tokyo Press

      Pages: 3-29

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Book Review Heinz Thomas, "Germany" in the Middle Ages : From Charles the Great to Luther2007

    • Author(s)
      Yoichi Nishikawa
    • Journal Title

      Hoseishi- Kenkyu(Journal of Legal History Association) Vol.56

      Pages: 307-312

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] [書評]ハインツ・トーマス【著】三佐川亮宏・山田欣吾【編訳】『中世の『ドイツ』-カール大帝からルターまで』2007

    • Author(s)
      西川洋一
    • Journal Title

      法制史研究 56

      Pages: 307-312

    • NAID

      130005303856

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 書評 森本芳樹『比較史の道-ヨーロッパ中世から広い世界へ』2006

    • Author(s)
      西川洋一
    • Journal Title

      法制史研究 55号

      Pages: 267-272

    • NAID

      40015335982

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 翻訳「カーリン・ネールゼン=フォン=シュトリューク『中世における商業革命と海上保険』」2006

    • Author(s)
      西川洋一
    • Journal Title

      法学協会雑誌 123巻3号

      Pages: 1-28

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 中世中期の国王統治をいかに把握するかーーサシエ報告に接して2005

    • Author(s)
      西川洋一
    • Journal Title

      笠屋和比古編『公家と武家の比較文明史』(思文閣出版)

      Pages: 316-321

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] How can we grasp the Royal Government in the High Middle Ages2005

    • Author(s)
      Yoichi Nishikawa
    • Journal Title

      Kasaya, K. (ed.), Warriors and Aristocracy : Comparative History of Culture, Shibunkaku

      Pages: 316-321

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 中世中期の国王統治をいかに把握するか--サシエ報告に接して2005

    • Author(s)
      西川洋一
    • Journal Title

      公家と武家の比較文明史(笠屋和比古編)(思文閣出版)

      Pages: 316-321

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2005-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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