1996 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Investigation and Prosecution of White Collar Crime
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07802006
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Criminal law
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| Research Institution | KOBE UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
SAKAMAKI Tadashi Kobe University, Faculty of Law, Professor, 法学部, 教授 (50143350)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1995 – 1996
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| Keywords | Search / Seizure / Agency Investigation / criminal Investigation / Self-Incrimination privilege / criminal discovery / white collar Crime / economic offense |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this research is to identify and to analyze disinctive procedural issues on investigation and prosecution of white collar crime.
The research methods are comparative study of legal developments among several countries (for example, the United States and Germany), and analysis of Japanese practice and procedure.
The main topics of the research on Japanese practice are as follows ;
1)legal issues on search and seizure of corporation documents and records in white collar crime investigation, 2)distinctive features of the target of white collar crime prosecution, in particular, the difficulty of gathering statements and oral evidence from the defendants or wothnesses, 3)interrelation and interaction between prosecution and administrative agencys.
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