2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A comparative study on legal treatment of same-sex couple: toward a reconsideration of Japanese marriage law
Project/Area Number |
24730066
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Civil law
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Research Institution | Niigata University |
Principal Investigator |
OSHIMA LISA 新潟大学, 人文社会・教育科学系, 准教授 (20580004)
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Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Keywords | 婚姻法 / 同性カップル / フランス / ベルギー |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This comparative study examined French law and Belgian law, as well as other jurisdictions such as English law, for the commonalities and the differences in their legal treatment of same-sex couples who live together. Based on these findings, the study then discussed challenges for same-sex couples in Japan and possible solutions thereto. The study has revealed that, in contrast to those jurisdictions that have already taken legal measures for the sake of same-sex couples, Japanese marriage law, which is characterized by the inequality between husband and wife, should be scrutinized in the light of these characteristics.
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Free Research Field |
民法
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