Defects of Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure and Substantive Illegality

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16H07352
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Public law
• Research Institution: Kansai University
• Principal Investigator: MORITA Takao 関西大学, 政策創造学部, 助教 (70781764)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-08-26 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 公法学 / 環境法学 / 環境影響評価 / 手続的瑕疵 / 行政訴訟 / アメリカ法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aimed to examine how we should take into account defects of environmental impact assessment procedure in determining substantive illegality by analysis of articles and case law in Japan and the United States. I clarified that federal courts of the United States consider these defects an important factor in determining substantive illegality and focus on whether there is sufficient detailed information that can justify the result of environmental impact assessment. In light of that, I examined judicial remedies for defects of environmental impact assessment procedure in Japan.

Free Research Field

公法学