Vacarious Liability in England: from the historical perspective

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23730010
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Fundamental law
Research Institution	Hosei University
Principal Investigator	TAKA Yukiko 法政大学, 法学部, 教授 (40454962)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords	代位責任 / 罰金付召喚令状 / 土地法 / 慣習
Research Abstract	Although the conception of vacarious liability is still developing gradually in fields of torts law, contract law and labor law, it's historical research has made little process. In this study, I search and examine the legal documents of commerce and trade to elucidate the historical process of vacarious liability in England.