2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Position/Right and Relief Measure of Victims in Criminal Process
| Project/Area Number |
14520083
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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 | Aichi University |
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Principal Investigator |
KATO Katsuyoshi Aichi University, Faculty of Law, Professor, 法学部, 教授 (20202012)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2004
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| Keywords | Crime Victims / Position and Right of Victims / Protection of Victims / Information for Victims / Participation in Criminal Process / Victim Support / Fundamental Law for Victims / 犯罪被害者等基本法 |
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| Research Abstract |
1 First, I tried to follow the crime victim legislation of many foreign countries, including new trends of legislation and the practices for victims. Concretely speaking, I followed mainly the German legal system, including that of the U.K. and the U.S.
As much development was seen in these countries down through this study period, I made a large effort to follow this wide development.
2 Second, I tried to grasp not only the actual situation of law interpretations and practices, but also the problems about the Japanese measure for a crime victim protection.
While steady practices are seen to some extent after two crime victim protection Acts 2000, there is criticism that a protection measure in criminal process is insufficient, compared with the protection outside of criminal process. However, as one of the result of demanding a protection and support measure for many years, "Fundamental Law for Crime Victims" was enacted at the end of 2004. In relation to criminal process, it was confirmed that especially the participation of victims in procedure and the damage recovery system of victims became a more and more serious problem.
3 Because position/right and relief measure of crime victims is still an active topic, I will also follow ones in future, and try to make an effort to complete the results of this study as possible as soon, including a specific legislation proposal in the future.
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Research Products
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