Significance of succession and administration of assets in the aging society with fewer children

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25870722
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Civil law; New fields of law
• Research Institution: Keio University
• Principal Investigator: NISHI Kiyoko 慶應義塾大学, 法務研究科, 准教授 (40407333)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 少子高齢化社会 / 相続 / 扶養 / 信託 / 財産承継 / ドイツ法 / フランス法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, I reevaluated the "Taika teki sozoku-ron"(the theory that considers the inheritance to be value of the support and care) that had been criticized by Civil law scholars for the reason of being against an idea of the civil Code. After that, I analyzed the present condition of the succession using systems other than inheritance, such as trust and life insurance, and considered the relation with the philosophy of Civil Code.
Based on these, I suggested a possibility of connecting property succession and support in the aging society.

Free Research Field

民事法