A Comparative Study on Criminal Legislation Analysis through the Constitutional Criminal Law Approch

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K01357
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 05050:Criminal law-related
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Nakamichi Yuki 早稲田大学, 社会科学総合学術院, 教授 (80515255)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 刑事立法学 / 刑事憲法学 / 刑法の基本原則 / 刑事立法 / 憲法訴訟

Outline of Final Research Achievements

For the purpose of theoretical analysis of criminal legislation, I conducted research on the constitutional status of the basic principles of criminal law and on the methods of constitutional criminal law that emerged in Germany. Regarding the former, I conducted a comparative legal study of the constitutional status of the principle of culpability in Germany and of the strict liability offense in the U.S., and showed that whether the principle of culpability can be considered a constitutional principle in Japan depends on the content of the principle and the interpretation of the articles of the Constitution. On the methodological side, I have translated and published major German articles on the constitutional criminal law. Based on the above, I have presented a prototype of the overall structure of criminal legisprudence.

Free Research Field

刑事法学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

刑法の基本原則の憲法上の地位につき、比較法調査に基づく検討基盤を提示した点は、従来の研究の欠落部分を補うものであり、この点に理論面での貢献がある。また、刑事憲法学に関する重要文献を翻訳し、オープンアクセスで公表したことにより、ドイツの議論状況を相当程度日本語で把握することができるような状況を創出した。この点に学術的・社会的意義がある。さらに、刑事立法学の全体像を示したことにより、今後の学界の議論にたたき台を与えたことになる。この点は学術的に大きな貢献であると考える。