Establishing the foundations of comparative law by developing a database of legal information in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China.

(1)该项目开发了双语KWIC。该项目与台湾中正大学合作开发了台湾法律数据库(中英文)。实验数据库已经开发完成并公之于众。该项目和韩国政府立法部开展了一个联合项目，以开发韩国法律双语知识知识中心(韩语-英语)。一个实验数据库已经完成，并由该项目和该部共享。对汉字区域内法律概念进行比较分析的基础现已准备就绪。(2)该项目将《政府公报》(英文版)数字化，结果以PDF格式公布。将数据转换为可搜索数据的工作正在进行中。精炼后的数据将用于提高标准翻译词典的质量。(3)该项目研究了利用信息技术支持这一进程(起草法案、修改法案、公布和修订)的可能性，并将法定数据库纳入这一电子立法系统。(4)该项目澄清了要比较的标题清单(即立法历史、社会背景等)，并审查了生成紧凑和相关的法律注释的方法。(5)该项目于19世纪末开始对日文翻译的欧洲法律进行数字化。日本民法典的Boassonade草案被数字化并公之于众。修订旧民法典以产生新民法典的立法进程纪要已数字化，将数据与每项规定联系起来的工作正在进行中。

(1) The project developed Bilingual KWIC. The project worked with Chung Cheng University of Taiwan to develop a Taiwan Law database (Chinese-English). The experimental database has been developed and made public. The project and the Ministry of Government Legislation of Korea pursued a joint project to develop a Bilingual KWIC of Korean Law (Korean-English). An experimental database was completed and is shared by the project and the ministry. The basis for comparative analysis of legal concepts in the region of Chinese characters is now ready for use. (2) The project digitalized the Official Gazette (English edition) and the result was published in PDF format. The work to convert the data into searchable data is on-going. The refined data will be used to improve the quality of the standard translation dictionary. (3) The project researched the possibility to support the process (drafting of bills, legislative changes to bills, publication and to amendments) by the information technology and, to integrate the statutory database into this e-legislation system. (4) The project clarified the list of headings to be compared (i.e. legislative history, social context, and so forth) and examined the method to generate compact and relevant annotations to laws. (5) The project began digitalization of Japanese translation of European laws during the late-19^<th> century. The Boassonade Draft of the Japanese Civil Code was digitalized and made public. The minutes of legislative process to amend the Old Civil Code to produce the New Civil Code were digitalized and the work to link the data to each provision is on-going.