2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Lessons drawn from the Minamata Disease cases and principles of environmental law and public policy
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21510040
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Environmental impact assessment/Environmental policy
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 環境影響評価・環境政策 |
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| Research Abstract |
Concerned with the lessons drawn from the Minamata Disease cases the main outcome is the clarification of the institutional mechanism why the Minamata cases could not be resolved adequately in favor of victims through the civil and public law litigations. This dysfunction of legal system can be identified also in the current Fukushima meltdown cases. Theoretical achievement consists in founding the notion of"social costs" according to K. W. Kapp in terms of the global warming and environmental preservation.
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