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Study of National Situation and Regional Differences in Representation by Judicial Sciriveners in Summary Court

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K01216
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 05010:Legal theory and history-related
Research InstitutionKobe University

Principal Investigator

Baba Ken-ichi  神戸大学, 法学研究科, 教授 (30238224)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords認定司法書士 / 司法書士代理 / 弁護士代理 / 司法統計 / 過払い事件 / 簡裁代理 / 代理率の地方差 / 法律家の競争環境 / 過払金返還請求訴訟 / 専門家集団の地域的特質 / 実証研究 / 弁護士代理と司法書士代理 / 西日本と東日本 / 司法書士 / 簡易裁判所 / 法廷代理 / 民事調停 / 多重債務問題 / 社会運動 / 訴訟代理
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The study examined summary court representation by certified judicial scriveners. As a nationwide trend, the number of lawsuits claiming restitution of unjust enrichment based on overpayments has temporarily increased significantly with the rise in the number of such lawsuits. The increase in the number of cases handled by attorneys at law in the summary court system has also contributed to reduction of lawsuits filed in person. In addition, the representation of judicial scriveners in overpayment cases is active in areas where the problem of multiple debts was serious, and where attorneys do not work hard on small claims cases, it was confirmed statistically and through field surveys that they are working as a supplement to these cases. In areas where registration services, which are the traditional business of judicial scriveners, are relatively common and the business environment is not so competitive, we found that they are not enthusiastic about representation in brief trials.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

平成司法改革で導入された司法書士が簡易裁判所において代理人となれる仕組が,国民の司法利用の利便性の向上に一定程度寄与していることと,今なお残る課題とを,統計の分析や現地調査といった科学的な手法で説得力のある形で示すことができた。日本の法律家の実態についてのこれまでの研究に新しい知見を加える点で学術的意義があるとともに,弁護士,司法書士といった法律家の現状と今後の展望に対して,政策的にも大きな意味を持つ視点をもたらしたことで,社会的意義もあるものとなった。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2022 2020 2019

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 弁護士の収入減と裁判所事件数の低迷について―見落とされている観点から―2022

    • Author(s)
      馬場健一
    • Journal Title

      須網隆夫編『(仮題)平成司法改革の研究』(岩波書店)(予定)

      Volume: 1

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 司法統計から見た簡裁司法書士代理の実情と機能,その背景2020

    • Author(s)
      馬場健一
    • Journal Title

      法社会学

      Volume: 86 Pages: 161-182

    • NAID

      40022201852

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 弁護士の収入減と裁判所事件数の低迷について―見落とされている観点から―2022

    • Author(s)
      馬場健一
    • Organizer
      日本法社会学会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 司法統計から見た簡裁実務の変容2019

    • Author(s)
      馬場健一
    • Organizer
      日本法社会学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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