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Article 167Extinctive Prescription of Claim for Damages Resulting from Death or Injury to Person

第百六十七条(人の生命又は身体の侵害による損害賠償請求権の消滅時効)

To apply the provisions of paragraph (1), item (ii) of the preceding Article to the extinctive prescription of a claim for damages arising from the death or injury to persons, the phrase "10 years" in that item is deemed to be replaced with "20 years".

人の生命又は身体の侵害による損害賠償請求権の消滅時効についての前条第一項第二号の規定の適用については、同号中「十年間」とあるのは、「二十年間」とする。

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