2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A historical study of formation and development of the judicial system in early modern Japan by utilizing records of professional law
Project/Area Number |
26380005
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Fundamental law
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Research Institution | Nagoya University |
Principal Investigator |
JIMBO FUMIO 名古屋大学, 法学研究科, 教授 (20162828)
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Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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Keywords | 江戸幕府法 / 藩法 / 法曹法 / 判例集 / 法実務書 / 評定所 / 吟味筋 / 出入筋 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Utilizing various records of professional law, this research accomplished to clarify several sides of fomation and development of the judicial systems of the Tokugawa Shogunate and some Hans. (1) Concerning the Tokugawa law: clarified criminal and civil procedures and their practice (including judicial statistics) of Hyojosho(Conference Chamber), Jisha-bugyosho(Temples and Shrines Commissioner), Kyoto Machi-bugyosho(Kyoto Town Commissioner), etc. (2) Concerning Han laws: discovered new manuscripts of "Tozoku-oshioki Osadame" (Written decisions of punishment for thieves, Nagoya-han) and "Hyojosho Kakushiki-cho"(Formal book of Conference Chamber, Sendai-han), and considered the circulation of the legal sources of criminal law in these Hans and their significance in the legislative history.
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Free Research Field |
日本法制史
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