2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Comparative studies of the judicial discipline in Japan and the USA
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14520033
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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 |
Public law
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| Research Institution | KINKI University |
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Principal Investigator |
TSUCHIYA Takatsugu KINKI University, School of Engineering, Associate Professor, 工学部, 助教授 (30319743)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2003
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| Keywords | Judges / Impeachment / Judicial Discipline / Judicial Reform / Constitutional Law |
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| Research Abstract |
This research examines the judicial discipline systems in Japan and the USA. Part 1(2002 term) provides the practical and theoretical problems of our procedures that are demonstrated in recent cases, such as Fukuoka High Court judge case(2001) and Tokyo High Court Judge case(2001). In the USA, serious questions have been raised about Congress's ability to deal adequately with the rise in judicial impeachment. Then part 2(2003 term) analysis the federal impeachment power of the U.S. constitution and the discipline system of the federal statute, the Judicial Councils Reform and Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980. In conclusion, this research consists that the need to develop comprehensive judicial reform strategies including the judicial discipline.
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Research Products
(10 results)
