The Possibilities for the Theory of the Legal Family of Portuguese Language Regions

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23653005
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Fundamental law
Research Institution	Kyorin University
Principal Investigator	SATO Miyuki 杏林大学, 総合政策学部, 教授 (00313049)
Project Period (FY)	2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords	ポルトガル語圏 / マカオ / 東チモール / ポルトガル / 法
Outline of Final Research Achievements	I have visited Macao in September of 2014, East Timor in Februay of 2015, and Malacca in March of the same year. In Macao, I asked the professors of Faculty of Law in University of Macao and the historians about understanding on the competence of interpretation on Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region and comparison between the legal cultures in Macao and in Hong Kong. In East Timor, I heard from the jurists, sent from Portuguese speaking countries, provide legal assitance and the professors of the local university, and in Malacca, I pursued the vestige of the ancient Portuguese rule.