@article{oai:shiga-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00011095, author = {渡辺, 暁彦}, issue = {1}, journal = {滋賀大学環境総合研究センター研究年報}, month = {Aug}, note = {Departmental Bulletin Paper, On February 9th, 2017, Kobe District Court dismissed the demands of a plaintiff who requested a quiet life. In this case, residents living close to a nursery school felt that the voices (and sounds) of toddlers who played in the playground to be an unwelcome noise, and filed a complaint to the court accordingly. This trial attracted great attention. In this paper, schools and noise nuisance are examined from the legal perspective. Noise control standards have been defined by loudness in terms of decibels. However, there is individual variation in the sensoryperception of actual sound. Therefore, some people feel children’s voices are an unwelcome noise, while for others that is not the case. In this examination, we first provide a summary of the above-mentioned decision. Next, from the legal perspective, two rights are examined: the children's right to emit a sound, and the right to privacy of people who live near the school. Consequently, we were able to clarify the importance of the balancing of these rights., 滋賀大学環境総合研究センター研究年報, 第15巻第1号, pp. 57-70}, pages = {57--70}, title = {学校と騒音をめぐる法的問題 : 子どもらの発する声や物音は「騒音」か?}, volume = {15}, year = {2018} }