The Modern Changes of German Contract Law and the Japanese Law

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K03429
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Civil law
• Research Institution: Ryukoku University
• Principal Investigator: Nakata Kunihiro 龍谷大学, 法学部, 教授 (00222414)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 高嶌 英弘 京都産業大学, 法学部, 教授 (70216646)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 民法 / 契約法 / 消費者法 / ドイツ法 / EU法 / ヨーロッパ法 / 私法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In accordance with the plan of our project, we have researched on the meaning and effects of the modern changes of German Contract Law und have collected the necessary literature for this. We have especially collected literature on and examined the changes of German Contract Law through the implementation of the EU Consumer Rights Directive in Germany. We have also examined the development of the German Unfair Completion Law and its influence on Contract Law. Further, we have conducted a comparative analysis on the influence of these developments on Japanese Contract Law. Part of our research results has already been published in papers, and we will publish a larger part of the results in the form of a book titled “The Modern Changes of European Private Law and Japanese Law” in the near future.

Free Research Field

民法

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ドイツの契約法に焦点を合わせて様々な成果を継続的に公表してきた。これらは日本法の分析の前提としての意義を有している。とりわけ、中田邦博＝鹿野菜穂子編『消費者法の現代化と集団的権利保護』では、とくに本研究の対象とされていた契約自由の実質化についての成果が収録されており、今後の分析に重要な視点を提供している。また、広告規制に関係する学会報告や業績も同様である。また民法改正に関する研究成果は『新・プリメール民法Ⅰ』の内容にも反映されている。