Social Changes in Japan in the Heisei Era Seen from the Perspective of Civil Law: A Study from the Perspectives of Legal Norm Generation and Comparative Law and Society

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K01363
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 05060:Civil law-related
• Research Institution: Gakushuin University
• Principal Investigator: OMURA ATSUSHI 学習院大学, 法務研究科, 教授 (30152250)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 民法 / 平成期日本 / 社会変動 / 立法 / 判例

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research is an attempt to summarize social changes in Japan during the Heisei period (1989-2018) using changes in civil law (including civil law studies) as indicators.
By collecting and analyzing general literature on Japan during the Heisei period (1989-2019) and general literature on politics, diplomacy, society, economy, and culture, we explored the relationship between social changes and legal issues during this period. After clarifying the rough correspondence, we discussed individual and specific social changes and trends in legislation and judicial precedents related to civil law (with regard to legislation, revisions to the Collateral Law and the Obligation Law, as well as intermittent amendments to the Family Law). etc.).

Free Research Field

民事法学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

平成期日本社会を特徴づける長期要因、短期要因をそれぞれ抽出し、この期間中に発生した特徴的な法現象を取り出した上でそれらを分類整理するとともに、上記の両要素によって説明するための枠組を暫定的に構築することができた。これによって、今後、個別の法現象の分析を進める上での前提を整えることができた。
このような作業は、法学さらにはそれ以外の領域において、平成期日本社会を研究・分析する上で、一つの手がかりを提供するものとなろう。