1. International Law and Domestic Law Intertwined: Changing “Borders” in Domestic Public Law
JSPS: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A): 2019-2023
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/en/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-19H00570/
Propose
Globalization of domestic public laws (extraterritorial application of domestic laws/ domestic legislation based on international engagements), especially accelerated by the technology innovations and human behavior changes in the recent decades, seems to have transformed the concept of “borders” from something fixed into a somewhat “re-definable” one according to various contexts of legal issues. This project aims to establish a new, 21-century public law theory to accommodate the fundamental changes in technology and human activities we are experiencing. The research team includes experts on international law, administrative law, tax law, financial law, environmental law, intellectual property law, criminal procedure law.
Results
2. Statutory Interpretation in Administrative Law: “Legal Dynamics Analysis”
JSPS: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research: 2018-2020
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/en/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-18K18553/
Purpose
Statutory interpretation in the administrative law area needs much more discussion in terms of not only interpreting methods but also “justification and mechanism” of courts’ choice of such methods. Through such discussion, this research aims to explain “paradigm shifts” that occurred in the recent Supreme Court decisions, which approach I would call “Legal Dynamics Analysis,” as opposed to doctrinal analysis.
Results
3. Neglected Issues in the Current Japanese Administrative Law Litigation System
Japan Law Foundation: Research for Fundamental Reform of Administrative Litigation
Purpose
The 2004 amendment to the Administrative Litigation Act did not refer to some important issues due to reasons including time restriction. This research project picks up several fundamentally important, but long neglected issues that are theoretically challenging and/or causing confusion in practice, such as lack of comprehensive interim and final remedies, judgment execution, and settlements in the courts. The research team consists of academics and practitioners.
This project is established according to the will of late Supreme Court Justice Shigeo Takii.
Results
We will publish a book comprising of the research results.
Shigeo Takii Fund Awards
Starting in 2019, we will honor brilliant young scholars’ publications and inspiring litigants in the area of public law (especially administrative law).