2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Legal analysis of freight forwarding in Japan
| Project/Area Number |
25780058
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Civil law
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
Shimizu Makiko 東北大学, 法学(政治学)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (50302641)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 運送法 / 取引法 / 実態調査 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Legal aspects of freight forwarding is not widely known in private law field. Although freight forwarding and multimodal transport significantly overwrap, they are different concept, since, while multimodal transport concerns transport contracts which is performed using more than one modes of transport, freight forwarding mainly concerns transport contracts undertaken by a NVOCC, or a contractual carrier who do not actually perform the transport. This study intends to advance the research on legal aspect of freight forwarding of different modes in Japan. It also intends to acquire knowledge and experience to execute a qualitative research from a transaction law perspective.
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| Free Research Field |
取引法
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