Comparative legal examination of criminal acts against public order

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17KK0051
• Research Category: Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Criminal law
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: Nozawa Mitsuru 九州大学, 法学研究院, 教授 (70386811)
• Project Period (FY): 2018 – 2023
• Keywords: 刑法 / 刑事立法 / 公共の平穏

Outline of Final Research Achievements

As a result of researching the enactment process of the German Reich Penal Code of 1871, which is said to have formed the basis of the current German Penal Code,it became clear that the provisions of specific part were formulated in stages.
Furthermore, from the perspective of comparative law, I believe that it is necessary not only to compare the provisions of German criminal law and Japanese criminal law, but also to compare and discuss them from a theoretical perspective. And Professor Christian Jaeger of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany was invited to Japan to discuss and discuss three themes with Japanese researchers. As a result, we were able to obtain the latest knowledge on German criminal law and also clarify some issues that should be considered in Japanese criminal law.

Free Research Field

刑法学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ドイツ刑法学の制定過程、とりわけ各則の規定の制定過程が明らかになることにより、「公共の秩序」といった抽象的な概念を保護の対象とする規定のあり方について、「具体的な行為態様の列挙」によるアウトラインの形成が重要であることが分かった。このような観点から、抽象的な法益を保護するための新たな刑事立法の際の限界づけの方法論が明らかになったといえ、今後の刑事立法に際しての有益な指針を示すことにつながるものと考えられる。