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Intersection of legal and non-legal norms-in cases of long-term contractual relationships

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12620054
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Civil law
Research InstitutionKobe University (2002-2003)
Kyushu University (2000-2001)

Principal Investigator

YAMAMOTO Kenji  KOBE UNIVERSITY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LAW, PROFESSOR, 法学研究科, 教授 (50222378)

Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2003
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2003)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Keywordsself-determination / contract / commitment / process / relationship / social norm / rule / skill / 契約正義 / 支援 / パターナリズム / 傾聴 / 消費者契約 / 関係形成 / 交渉 / 消費者法 / 改訂 / 救済法 / 継続的契約 / 再交渉義務 / 契約責任
Research Abstract

In this research it is made clear that not only legal norms but also non-legal norms play very important role for conflict resolutions in case of long-term contractual relationships. Traditionally contract theories and contract law dogmatics have been stressing only the importance of legal norms to analyze dispute resolution. But first this research has explicated that parties in contract dispute processes usually use non-legal norms to legitimize their claims and to find convincing resolutions for both parties. Secondly in this research it became clear that focusing only on direct two parties to analyze long-term contract dispute processes is not enough to understand the whole aspects of it. It should be observed that not only the direct two parties but also third parties around the two parties also play critical roles in dispute processes. That means both parties figure their will and make self-determination toward dispute resolutions step-by-step in the process of continuous contact … More with people around them. "Self-determination" is the basic principle in contract law and in theories of dispute resolution. In my view this principle should not be understood as though parties make their determination in vacuums. But they form their will gradually under the contact with others and under the influence of many social norms. It should be said parties formulate their self-determination in self-searching manners. So this research focuses on this process and especially on the relationship of disputing parties to people around them to determine their will in this conflict. Finally this research extracts the importance of the phase of "concrete skills" of parties which cannot be reduce to legal norms. This research has found finally this kind of skills has been developed especially in many fields of practices of "counseling" so that the further analysis for these practices should be made to deepen the knowledge about this skills of "self-searching" or "self-reflection" which will be performed in the process with third parties around disputing parties. Less

Report

(5 results)
  • 2003 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • 2001 Annual Research Report
  • 2000 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All Other

All Publications (3 results)

  • [Publications] 山本顯治: "非援助の支援と民事法学-法・コンテクスト・技法-法社会学の可能性-棚瀬孝雄教授還暦記念論文集-"法律文化社. 600(46-77) (2004)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] KENJI YAMAMOTO: "EMPOWERMENT NOT AS AID-IN CASES OF PRIVATE LAW THEORIES"POSSIBILITIES OF SOCIOLOGY OF LAW. 48-77 (2004)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 山本顯治: "非援助の支援と民事法学-法・コンテクスト・技法-"法律文化社(棚瀬孝雄教授還暦記念論文集所収・近刊). (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2000-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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