2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Comparative Study on Death Investigation System : What is the most appropriate system in the world?

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20530092
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	New fields of law
Research Institution	Ryukoku University
Principal Investigator	FUKUSHIMA Itaru Ryukoku University, 大学院・法務研究科(法科大学院), 教授 (30208938)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	死因究明 / 検死 / 検視 / コロナー / 法医学 / 犯罪死 / 司法解剖
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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