2014 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
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13F03727
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
濵本 正太郎 京都大学, 法学研究科, 教授
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MAUčEC Gregor 京都大学, 法学研究科, 外国人特別研究員
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| Keywords | death penalty / human rights / equality / discrimination / international law |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
In the frame of my research work conducted in the period 2 July 2013-30 June 2014 the researcher collected, reviewed, systemised and thoroughly studied most recent and selected (core) literature and sources (e.g. books and monographs, journal articles, international and national reports, working papers, case studies, judgments and other relevant decisions, internet sources, statistical data etc.), completed statistical (qualitative and quantitative) analysis of the cases of discrimination in capital sentencing in death penalty jurisdictions, elaborated contextual frame and structure of the study and formulated research hypotheses, theoretically analysed international, European and national legal and policy approaches and solutions regarding the research topic, thoroughly considered open and most complex legal and policy issues and elaborated adequate legal and policy responses, and formulated first research results and findings.
Furthermore, the researcher supplemented the basic starting-points, verified and (dis)proved the research hypotheses from various perspectives, supplied and studied additional and most recent literature and sources, formulated conclusions, proposals, recommendations and guidelines for the state structures and governmental bodies of countries under consideration, closely examined the possibilities for implementation of relevant international norms on the prohibition of discrimination in death penalty cases and ultimate abolition of capital punishment in countries that still apply it. the researcher also wrote and submitted 3 articles on my research topic for publication in major refereed academic journals and book.
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| Research Progress Status |
本研究課題は平成26年度が最終年度のため、記入しない。
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
本研究課題は平成26年度が最終年度のため、記入しない。
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