Public law study on the autonomous formation of local public order by local residents

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K01286
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 05020:Public law-related
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: Kishimoto Taiki 北海道大学, 法学研究科, 教授 (90326455)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 地域自治 / 当事者自治 / BID / 地域再生 / 擬似公共性 / 熟議民主主義

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focuses on the "management of city blocks (narrow urban spaces) by local residents for the purpose of maintaining and improving the living environment," which has been attracting attention not only in Japan but also in Western countries in recent years, and aims to clarify the legal conditions under which "autonomous management of city blocks by local residents" is permitted. The main focus of this study was to conduct a comparative legal study of legal systems, and in particular to investigate the outline of the German legal system, its actual operation, and to elucidate the trends in academic debate regarding this system. Through this research, we were able to gain a perspective from which to critically analyze Japan's legal system regarding autonomous town block management by local residents, and we were able to publish our research results in a paper.

Free Research Field

行政法学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

街区管理は、当該街区に居住し又はそこで事業等を営む地域住民に直接かつ密接に関連する問題である。他方、管理対象たる街区は、都市空間の一部であって、その管理のあり方は、当該街区のみならず、隣接する他の街区にも影響を及ぼすという意味で「公共性」を持った問題である。故に、街区管理を地域住民等による自治的決定に委ねるにせよ、そこには「公共性確保」の観点からの統制が必要である。本研究は、「地域住民等による街区の自治的管理」が許容されるための条件、即ち、①街区管理を担う主体、②自治的街区管理の対象事項、③街区管理の具体的内容の決定プロセスのあり方等を解明するものであり、地域自治の推進・活性化に寄与する。