Public facilities - Public facilities

Japanese: 公の営造物 - おおやけのえいぞうぶつ

…It is also called “public facility.” The concept of a facility seems to have come to be used as a translation of the German word Anstalt, and this concept is sometimes used in laws (Articles 2 and 3 of the State Compensation Law, Article 23 of the Local Finance Law, Article 209 and subsequent articles of the Local Autonomy Law before the 1963 amendment, etc.).

From [State Compensation]

…The law created based on the provisions of this constitution is the State Compensation Law (promulgated in 1947). However, the State Compensation Law stipulates that the state is responsible not only for the torts of public officials (Article 1), but also for errors (defects) in the construction and management of public facilities (also called public works) such as roads, rivers, and school buildings (Article 2). Usually, the liability of the state for compensation for the torts of public officials and the errors in the construction and management of public facilities is collectively referred to as the liability for state compensation. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "public facilities" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈公の営造物〉ともいう。営造物の観念はドイツ語のAnstaltの訳語として用いられるようになったようであり，法律中においてもこの観念が用いられている場合がある(国家賠償法2,3条，地方財政法23条，1963年改正前の地方自治法209条以下等)。…

【国家賠償】より

…この憲法の規定を受けて作られた法律が国家賠償法(1947公布)である。しかし，国家賠償法は，公務員の不法行為に関する国の責任だけではなく(1条)，道路･河川あるいは学校の建物等〈公の施設〉(〈公の営造物〉ともいう)の設置管理にミス(瑕疵（かし）)があった場合にも，〈国〉が責任を負うことを定めている(2条)。通常は，公務員の不法行為と〈公の施設〉の設置管理ミスにつき，〈国〉の負う賠償責任を総称して〈国家賠償〉責任といっている。…

※「公の営造物」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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