Japanese Criminal Procedure Law (Volumes 1 and 2)

Author: Hiroshi Matsuo
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Publish Date: 2005-04-28
Features: This book is the representative work of Hiroshi Matsuo, a towering figure in Japan's criminal procedure law academia, former honorary professor of the University of Tokyo, and special advisor to the Japanese Ministry of Justice. The book is divided into two volumes and was originally published by Japan's Kōdansha Publishing House. The first volume primarily covers the historical evolution of Japan's criminal procedure system, fundamental concepts of criminal justice, the criminal justice system, the role of the legal profession in criminal justice, and the criminal justice process from investigation to trial. The second volume mainly includes evidence law, judgments, appeals, extraordinary relief procedures, summary procedures, and the execution of judgments. The entire book systematically and comprehensively introduces the theories and practices of criminal justice in Japan's legal academia, comparing Japan's criminal procedure system with those of foreign criminal justice systems, including Chinese law, and points out the development trends of Japan's criminal procedure law in the context of internationalization. The book is characterized by solid evidence, objective narration, fluent writing, and accessibility, making it an important academic work for Chinese academia to objectively, comprehensively, and accurately understand Japan's criminal procedure and criminal justice.