Legal Realism and Legal Education

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24730101
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	New fields of law
Research Institution	The University of Tokyo
Principal Investigator	KAMO Akira 東京大学, 法学(政治学)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (70361459)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywords	法学教育 / アメリカ / 比較法 / 民法 / リーガル・リアリズム
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This project studied the origin and the transition of American legal education from the late 18th century to the middle of the 20th century. It aimed at clarifying the diversity of the legal education in the United States, focusing on the effect of the legal realism which characterized American legal scholarship. It also intended to relativize the legal education at the graduate level in Japan.