principle of reliance; rule of reliance on reasonable conduct
A legal doctrine in Japanese law, especially in criminal law, that one is not responsible for failing to anticipate another party's unlawful behavior when one's own conduct is reasonable. Used in technical legal contexts.
The principle of reliance is often discussed in negligence determinations for traffic incidents.
この判例では、信頼の原則が適用され、被告人の過失は否定された。
In this precedent, the principle of reliance was applied and the defendant's negligence was denied.