Old theory of negligence

Japanese: 旧過失論 - きゅうかしつろん
Old theory of negligence

…In the past, it was considered negligence to fail to recognize the occurrence of a criminal offense due to carelessness (negligence as a violation of the duty to foresee. This is the so-called old theory of negligence, which considers negligence as a matter of the responsibility of the perpetrator). However, with the development of technology, as activities that inevitably involve personal danger came to be carried out on a large scale (high-speed traffic, large-scale factory management, etc.), it came to be considered that even dangerous acts should be permitted if they were socially useful (permissible risk). …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "old negligence theory" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古くは,不注意によって犯罪事実の発生を認識しないことが過失だとされた(予見義務違反としての過失。いわゆる旧過失論で,過失を行為者の責任の問題としてとらえる)。しかし,技術の発達とともに,人身に対する危険を不可避的に含んだ活動が大規模に行われるようになると(高速度交通,大工場経営など),危険な行為であっても,社会的に有用なものは許容されるべきだと考えられるようになった(許された危険)。…

※「旧過失論」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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