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Nonperformance due to failure of the creditor to co-operate in performance of contract and the paradigm shift in the German law of obligations

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26780063
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Civil law
Research InstitutionOsaka City University

Principal Investigator

Sakaguchi Ko  大阪市立大学, 大学院法学研究科, 准教授 (20508402)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords履行不能 / 履行請求権の限界 / 危険負担 / 債権者の責めに帰すべき事由による履行不能 / 後発的不能 / 主観的不能 / 履行請求権の限界事由 / 債務不履行責任の免責事由 / 債務不履行
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the German Civil Code (BGB) from 1900, the generic concept of breach of contract was impossibilty. Whether the creditor is entitled to claim specific performance or not, depends on the fault of the debtor. Therefore the reason excluding specific performance corresponded to the reasons excluding liability for damages.
The German Civil Code from 2002, on the other hand, has a multilane concept of breach of contract. It distinguishes between delay, imperfect performance and impossibility. In case of impossibility the claim of the creditor to specific performance is excluded; nevertheless, there might be a claim of damages. Thus, the reasons for the exclusion of specific performance do no longer correspond to the reasons excluding the liability for damages. The new doctrine of impossibility required the introduction of new legal concepts, namely impossibility because of unreasonableness and the rules on change of circumstances.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2017 2015 2014

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] 18世紀・19世紀ドイツにおける後発的不能論の展開(1)2017

    • Author(s)
      坂口甲
    • Journal Title

      大阪市立大学法学雑誌

      Volume: 63巻2号

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] 民法における伝統と革新;後発的不能論の展開から見た債権法改正2015

    • Author(s)
      坂口甲
    • Organizer
      日独シンポジウム準備会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪市立大学(大阪府大阪市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-10-13
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 19世紀ドイツにおける後発的不能論の展開と債権者の責めに帰すべき事由による不能(中間報告)2015

    • Author(s)
      坂口甲
    • Organizer
      大阪市立大学民法研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪市立大学(大阪府大阪市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-04-11
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 19世紀ドイツにおける後発的不能論の展開2015

    • Author(s)
      坂口甲
    • Organizer
      京都大学ローマ法研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都大学(京都府京都市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-14
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 債権者の責めに帰すべき事由による不能に関する中間報告2014

    • Author(s)
      坂口甲
    • Organizer
      大阪市立大学民法研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪市立大学(大阪府大阪市)
    • Year and Date
      2014-05-10
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2018-03-22  

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