The Positive Exploration of Formation of Modern Laws and Legal Corridor in East Asia

本项目组织了三个研究组；一组冈松文献组、一组千草文献组、一组法庭记录组，将早稻田大学图书馆收藏的“冈松文献”和“千草达男文献”这两项探索东亚国家现代法律形成过程的第一级研究资料，以及台湾法官检察官研修院收藏的“刑事审判记录”，提供给学术界与研究者分享。各课题组的基础研究和公开工作如下：(1)冈松文献课题组：将《冈松文献》（8579项）出版为《冈松山太郎文献（微缩版）》（122卷）和《冈松山太郎文献目录》（共820页），通过裕堂出版社出版。(2)千草文献课题组：制作《千草达夫文献》暂定目录（1271项），捐赠早稻田大学图书馆。(3)审判笔录课题组：对上述研究所收藏的日本殖民时期刑事审判笔录进行实地考察，将19558项192卷纳入暂定目录。（四）在业绩报告中公布目录。(5)关注东亚法律职业培训和法律教育的发展，作为东亚法律形成过程走廊实证研究的材料之一。参加各国的专题讨论会，积极交流意见，研究各国社会历史背景的差异和各制度的相互比较。

This project organized three research groups; a group for Okamatsu Documents, one for Chigusa Documents, and one for court records, in order to provide “Documents of the Okamatsus" and “Documents of Chigusa Tatsuo" in Waseda University Library' s collections, both of which are the research materials of the first magnitude for exploring formation process of modern laws in East Asian countries, and “Criminal Trial Records" held by the Judges and Prosecutors Training Institute in Taiwan, to academia for sharing them with researchers. Each group had engaged in basic research and work for public opening as follows:(1) The research group for Okamatsu Documents: publishing “Documents of the Okamatsus" (8,579 items) as “Documents of Okamatsu Santaro (microfilms version)" (122 reels) and Catalogue of Documents of Okamatsu Santaro (820 pages total) through the Yushodo Publishing.(2) The research group for Chigusa Documents: making the tentative catalog of “Documents of Chigusa Tatsuo" (1,271 items) donated to Waseda University Library.(3) The research group for trial records: conducting field work on the criminal trial records in Japanese colonial times held by the above institute, and incorporating 19,558 items of 192 volumes in the tentative catalog.(4) Making public these catalogs by publishing them in the accomplishment report.(5) Focusing on development of legal profession training and legal education in East Asia, as one of the materials for empirical study on a corridor of formation process of laws in East Asia. Participating in the symposiums in each country, exchanging views lively, and studying differences of socio-historical backgrounds among countries and intercomparison of each system.