Law and Human Sciences

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project Area: Law and Human Behavior
• Project/Area Number: 23101001
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Review Section: Humanities and Social Sciences
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: Naka Makiko 北海道大学, 文学研究科, 教授 (00172255)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MATSUMURA Yoshiyuki 明治大学, 研究・知財戦略機構, 客員研究員 (80091502) ; KARASAWA Minoru 名古屋大学, 大学院環境学研究科, 教授 (90261031) ; KAWAI Mikio 桐蔭横浜大学, 法学部, 教授 (40257423) ; KUBOYAMA Rikiya 早稲田大学, 臨床法学教育研究所, 招聘研究員 (00409723) ; SATO Tatsuya 立命館大学, 文学部, 教授 (90215806) ; MORI Naohisa 札幌学院大学, 文学部, 教授 (30305883) ; ITSUKUSHIMA Yukio 日本大学, 文理学部, 教授 (20147698) ; TAKAGI Kotaro 青山学院大学, 社会情報学部, 教授 (30272488) ; IBUSUKI Makoto 成城大学, 法学部, 教授 (70211753) ; SHIROSHITA Yuji 北海道大学, 大学院法学研究科, 教授 (90226332) ; ITO Yuji 慶應義塾大学, 文学部, 教授 (70151545) ; SHIRATORI Yuji 神奈川大学, 法務研究科, 教授 (10171050) ; ISHIZUKA Shinichi 龍谷大学, 法科大学院, 教授 (90201318)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 法意識 / 法教育 / 捜査手続き / 裁判員裁判 / 司法と福祉

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Increasing number of citizens’ participation in the judicial system attracted more attention to practical issues such as legal education, criminal investigation, reasoning and judgment in trials, and rehabilitation. In order to solve these problems, it is necessary to study human behaviors in the real legal systems, and researchers to collaborate with practitioners. The new research field "Law and Human Sciences" was to promote multidisciplinary scientific research to support and improve the legal practices and the criminal system. In order to achieve the goals, the steering group held the workshops, mock-trials, symposia, and provided information through HP and newsletters. After five years of activities, we recognize the increase in the research and practices in Law and Human Sciences, the use of own methodologies, and the number of researchers including graduate students. This trend suggests that new research field "Law and Human Sciences" has been established and is functioning.

Free Research Field

実験心理学