Japanese Criminal Code - (2nd Edition) (2006 Edition)

Author: Zhang Mingkai
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: The current Criminal Code of Japan was promulgated in 1907 and implemented on October 1, 1908. Unlike the old Criminal Code, which emulated the 1810 French Criminal Code, the current Criminal Code was modeled after the 1870 German Criminal Code, with its major features being the generality of criminal types and the broadness of prescribed penalties. In 1998, at the invitation of the Legal Publishing House, the translator translated the Criminal Code of Japan based on the Criminal Code section of Japan's Sanseido Model Six Laws and the Revised Criminal Code Draft from the Concise Six Laws. In the few years after the publication of this book, the Japanese legislative body made multiple revisions to the Criminal Code: three revisions in 2001, two revisions in 2003, major revisions in 2004, and two more revisions in 2005. In view of this, the translator comprehensively revised the Criminal Code of Japan based on the new edition of the Model Six Laws by Japan's Sanseido. It is hoped that the release of the second edition of the Criminal Code of Japan will enable readers to fully understand the new developments and dynamics in Japanese criminal law and provide certain insights for criminal legislation in our country. The current Criminal Code of Japan was promulgated in 1907 and implemented on October 1, 1908. Unlike the old Criminal Code, which emulated the 1810 French Criminal Code, the current Criminal Code was modeled after the 1870 German Criminal Code, with its major features being the generality of criminal types and the broadness of prescribed penalties. In 1998, at the invitation of the Legal Publishing House, the translator translated the Criminal Code of Japan based on the Criminal Code section of Japan's Sanseido Model Six Laws and the Revised Criminal Code Draft from the Concise Six Laws. In the few years after the publication of this book, the Japanese legislative body made multiple revisions to the Criminal Code: three revisions in 2001, two revisions in 2003, major revisions in 2004, and two more revisions in 2005. In view of this, the translator comprehensively revised the Criminal Code of Japan based on the new edition of the Model Six Laws by Japan's Sanseido. It is hoped that the release of the second edition of the Criminal Code of Japan will enable readers to fully understand the new developments and dynamics in Japanese criminal law and provide certain insights for criminal legislation in our country. Zhang Mingxi