New Paradigm and Next Step for Judicial Service in Japan - From the Quality Based Approach to Legal Service in Local Society

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23243002
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fundamental law
• Research Institution: Kagoshima University
• Principal Investigator: KEN'ICHI YONEDA 鹿児島大学, 司法政策研究科, 教授 (20283856)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KUSAKA Shinichi 京都産業大学, 法務研究科, 教授 (30327118) ; II Takayuki 弘前大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (40367016) ; KOSAI Ryota 愛媛大学, 法文学部, 准教授 (20432841) ; SAWATARI Kenji 熊本大学, 大学院法務研究科, 教授(弁護士) (30515474) ; AKAMATSU Hidetake 九州大学, 法学研究院, 教授 (40184098) ; NAKAJIMA Hiroshi 鹿児島大学, 大学院司法政策研究科, 教授 (00318685) ; HASHIMOTO Makoto 熊本大学, 大学院法務研究科, 教授 (20218423) ; KONYA Hiroaki 鹿児島大学, 大学院司法政策研究科, 教授 (30344584) ; TAKAHIRA Kie 九州大学, 法学研究院, 助教 (30543160) ; TONAKI Yoan 琉球大学, 大学院法務研究科, 教授 (50125788) ; TAKEDA Masanori 琉球大学, 大学院法務研究科, 教授 (60404547) ; OHNO Tomoya 鹿児島大学, 法文学部, 准教授 (70468065)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 司法過疎 / 司法制度 / 弁護士 / 裁判所 / 司法制度改革 / ひまわり基金 / ゼロワン / 法テラス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Shedding light on the problem of the legal service deficiency in Japanese local society, this research project team examined the effect to it of Judicial Reform after 2002, and developed the new paradigm for the legal service from the view point of service quality based approach. As results of Judicial Reform, though the number of lawyers has been increasing in such area, it did not ensure promoting good legal service in local society. Our projects revealed the some required point for quality control and improving situation for good legal practices in local society.
Based on such findings, constructing education program for practice in area of legal service deficiency and paradigm shift of strategy for it from quantity to quality has been recommended and some of them has been exercise in trial.

Free Research Field

法社会学