2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A Study on the establishment of the legal system for improving of residential environment of the homeless and the poor

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23530014
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Fundamental law
Research Institution	Tokyo Metropolitan University
Principal Investigator	HASEGAWA Kiyoshi 首都大学東京, 社会(科)学研究科, 教授 (20374176)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	ホームレス / 住所 / 住民登録 / 社会的排除
Research Abstract	The purpose of this study is (1)to conduct researches on housing assistance system for the homeless as well as the poor, (2)to establish the concept of the right of residence, and (3)to present the model of the new housing assistance system. According to the results of the studies, it has become clear that the legal system to guarantee homeless individual's exercise of voting rights is insufficient. It is desirable that the homeless could register themselves as local citizens on the parks, streets, city halls and other public facilities. Furthermore, it has been proved that to improve the transitional house as well as provide rental housing provided by the city are also important.