Capital Punishment in JapanBRILL, 2002 - 205 ページ Capital punishment has been carried out in Japan since ancient times. Although ancient Japan uniquely suspended executions for several centuries towards the end of the first millennium, today the death penalty is firmly established in Japan. This volume explores the current state of capital punishment, the domestic discussion on the subject, and the influence of the political orientations of the governments of recent years. The treatise is of current interest especially because of the Aum cult, whose leader Shoko Asahara is at present tried in Tokyo. If found guilty, he may be sentenced to death. After a three years' interval (between 1989 and 1993), Japan is nowadays undergoing a capital punishment "renaissance" with 39 executions between 1993 and 2000. |
目次
Introduction | 3 |
The History of Capital Punishment in Japan | 9 |
Capital Punishment in Japan Today | 35 |
Discussing Capital Punishment in Japan | 87 |
Conclusion | 191 |
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abolished abolition of capital accused acquitted applied argument arrested Asahi Shinbun capital punishment causing death Code of Criminal committed common weal confession convicts on death Criminal Law Criminal Procedure culprit death penalty death row death row convicts death sentence decapitation December decision deterrent effect doubts evidence execution orders finalised FOOTE note 153 Gotôda Hanji Heian Period Hirasawa's Hôgaku homicide imprisonment innocent interrogation ISBN 90 issue July justice minister kansuru Keihô Keiji Keishû Kenpô Kikuta killed KIMURA March Meiji Period Meiji University Menda MIHARA Ministry murder Nagayama Nihon note 14 note 36 note 80 November opponents of capital pardon Penal Code penal servitude penalty in Japan person police pollees prison prosecution punishment in Japan question rejected requests for retrial retention robbery robbery-murder Saitô Sendai sentenced to death Shikei Shikei haishi social Supreme Court Taniguchi Tokugawa Tokyo District Court Tokyo High Court trial victims violent crime