The Role of Party and Court for Objective Fact-Finding

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380104
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Civil law
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: Tamura Yoko 筑波大学, ビジネスサイエンス系, 教授 (60344777)
• Research Collaborator: Gottwald Peter Regensburg Uni. ; Roth Herbert Regensburg Uni. ; Pruettung Hans Freiburg Uni. ; Ervo Laura University of Örebro ; Anderson Kent UWA ; Chase Oscar NYU ; Nottage Luke Sydney U.
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 裁判所の釈明 / 裁判所の裁量 / 証明 / 心証開示 / 事実認定

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research tried to clarify "the Function and Role of Party and Court for objective Fact-Finding" regarding three dimensions, such as (i) Composition of Fact-Finding, (ii) Party's action for proof during the proceeding based on the burden of proof and standard of proof, and (iii) the role of asking explanation and/or indication of interim impression. As far as regarding (iii), The research found that court should refrain from asking explanation and/or indicating interim impression especially at the stage of settlement, though the court should be active to ask explanation by party and or indicating its impression at the stage of fact-findings in order to persuade the action of party to prove facts.

Free Research Field

民事訴訟法