Legal System Research Group

Cross-sectional analysis and reconstruction of a legal system for safety

Research purposes
The safety-related aspects of the legal system can be regarded as a classic example of issue of science and technology for society; however, the various legal systems in place for ensuring safety, which are currently drawing significant attention, traditionally have been dealt with in a fragmented manner as opposed to a systematic manner. Questions have also been raised as to whether these systems are truly responsive to developments in science and technology and whether they are doing an adequate job of maintaining the trust of the populace. The objective of this research is to clarify and reconstruct the basic methods applicable to the design of legal systems for safety through cross-sectional analysis of the various legal systems for ensuring safety in place in various areas related to traffic safety, medical safety, food and drug safety, nuclear safety, and disaster prevention in cooperation with the researchers in engineering and medical research related areas of the Mission-Oriented Research Program.
Members
Name Affiliation Field of study Full/Part-time Hideaki Shiroyama Associate Professor, Graduate school of Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo Public Administration Part-time Mitsuo Kobayakawa Professor, Graduate school of Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo Administrative Law Part-time Hirose Hisakazu Professor, Graduate school of Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo Consumer Law Part-time Ryuji Yamamoto Associate Professor, Graduate school of Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo Administrative Law Part-time Toshihiro Kawaide Associate Professor, Graduate school of Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo Criminal Law and Procedure Part-time Takako Nakajima Part-time Instructor, International Christian University Food Law, Science and Technology Studies Part-time Tomoyuki Tanabe Sosio-economic Research Center, Ventral Research Institute of Electric Power Industry Legislation on Nuclear Energy Part-time Ryoko Hatanaka Researcher, Legal System Research Group Civil Law, Medical Jurisprudence Full-time
Results (in English only)
◆ Interim evaluation report　[PDF:72kb] ● Download ■ Link ▲ In preparation Format Author, Title of the result, etc. Browse Article Hideaki SHROYAMA, Akio MURAYAMA, Ryuji YAMAMOTO, Hisakazu HIROSE, Isao KAJIMURA, Yuji KOBA, Takeru SUDO and Takahisa FUNAKI, Trial of Cross-Sectional Study of Legal Systems for Safety - Toward Establishment of Designing Technique for Safety-Related Legal Systems -, Journal of Science and Technology for Society, 159-176, October, 2003 ■ Article Akio MURAYAMA, Yuji KOBA, Takahisa FUNAKI, Hideaki SHIROYAMA, Ayako HATANAKA, Masato ABE and Hideyuki HORII, Templeate for Journal of Shakai-Gijutsu, Journal of Science and Technology for Society, 338-351, 2003 ■ Article Shigenori MISAKI, Hideaki SHIROYAMA, Hisakazu HIROSE, The Preventative Role of Indemnity Analysis of Its Function, Journal of Science and Technology for Society, 198-207, 2003 ■ Article Hideaki SHIROYAMA, Akio MURAYAMA and Isao KAJIMURA, US Legal System for Safety concerning Aviation Accident - Implication for Japan -, Journal of Science and Technology for Society, 149-158, 2003 ■ Article Susumu OHNO and Hideaki SHIROYAMA, Issues of Safety Regulations for Chemical Processes and Its Future Framework, Journal of Science and Technology for Society, 317-326, 2003 ■ Article Takako NAKAJIMA, STS Studies on Kanemi-Yusho Case with Special Interests on The Accident Investigation, Journal of Science and Technology for Society, 25-37, 2003 ■ Article Tomoyuki TANABE, Tatsujiro SUZUKI and Hideaki SHIROYAMA, Synergy of Whistleblower Protection System in U.S. Nuclear Regulations and Corporate Compliance Actvities in U.S. Utility Companies, Journal of Science and Technology for Society, 177-187, 2003 ■ Article Ryoko HATANAKA, The Issue of Reporting System in Medical Accidents, Journal of Science and Technology for Society, 404-413, 2003 ■ Article Kengo HATTORI, The Relation of Investigation and Responsibility in The Accidents - On The Aviation Accidents -, Journal of Science and Technology for Society, 188-197, 2003 ■
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