A Study on the Legal Status of Environmental Charges (Water Effluent Charge) as an Instrument of Environmental Protection

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K01268
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 05070:New fields of law-related
• Research Institution: Mie University
• Principal Investigator: IWASAKI Yasuhiko 三重大学, 人文学部, 教授 (20378277)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 環境賦課金 / 排水賦課金 / 環境保全手法 / 水域保全法制 / ドイツ環境法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study considered the legal status of environmental charges as an instrument of environmental protection by referring to the discussion on the reform of the water effluent charge system in Germany. In response to its research question, this study achieves the following three main results by clarifying to a certain extent:
(1) how will the factors that prompting the reform of the watter effluent charge system in Germany, a)the EU Water Framework Directive and b)the Reform of German Federalism, affect the future reform of the german water effluent charge system; (2) how has the discussion on the reform of the german water effluent charge system progressed to date; (3) what is the significance of the discussion on the reform of the german water effluent charge system, which is taking place within the overall system of water management laws.

Free Research Field

環境法

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、ドイツにおける排水賦課金制度の改革論議の紹介を通じて、わが国での水質保全分野における経済的手法の導入や実施に向けた議論を喚起することに貢献しようとしたものである。また、排水賦課金制度の改革に関するドイツ環境法・環境法学における検討の仕方や議論内容に着目する本研究は、環境保全手法としての環境賦課金の法的位置付けを考えるうえでも有益な示唆に富むものである。