Study on the Legislation based on the Flexible System

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23530096
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Civil law
Research Institution	Osaka University
Principal Investigator	OKUBO Kunihiko 大阪大学, 国際公共政策研究科, 教授 (60258118)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords	民法 / 比較法 / 損害賠償 / 不法行為 / 法学方法論 / 動的体系論 / オーストリア法 / 立法学 / 国際情報交換（墺太利） / 国際研究者交流（墺太利） / 国際情報交流（オーストリア）
Research Abstract	Austrian legal scholar Walter Wilburg has developed what is known as a "flexible system". According to this system, a legal rule shall contain explicit reference to all the elements (factors, principles) relevant in finding a solution in the particular case to which this rule is to be applied. This system was adopted for the first time in history in the New Austrian Draft on Liability Law. But this approach has given rise to criticism, because it may create a rather high level of uncertainty. This study examined whether this system should be adopted in Japanese legislation or not.