2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Comparative Study on Death Investigation System : What is the most appropriate system in the world?
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20530092
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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 |
New fields of law
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| Research Institution | Ryukoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
FUKUSHIMA Itaru Ryukoku University, 大学院・法務研究科(法科大学院), 教授 (30208938)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 死因究明 / 検死 / 検視 / コロナー / 法医学 / 犯罪死 / 司法解剖 |
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| Research Abstract |
It is concluded that there need independence, impartiality, openness, specialty and standardization as indispensable elements in order to establish the most appropriate death investigation system. Independence and impartiality exclude pressures from any organizations and persons in course of death investigation. Openness means free of information. Findings from death investigation process should be used by the public to prevent another future tragedy. As for specialty forensic pathologists would be involved in any cases. Death investigation service provision needs to be standardized throughout the country.
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