Insanity defense in the modern society

• Project/Area Number: 23730061
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Criminal law
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: HIGUCHI Ryosuke 東京大学, 法学(政治学)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (90345249)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 責任能力 / 刑法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I researched and identified the origin of insanity defense in japanese jurisprudence, and the methode how expert judges explain lay judges about insanity defense. In addition to that, I researched the germane, french doctrine and american jurisprudence.