Study on Legal Systems of Criminal Investigation by the Counsel

2004年，除了参加研讨会讨论日本的现状外，还收集和分析了英美律师刑事调查法律制度的相关法律材料。资料研究表明，关于被告人庭审前会见证人的权利一直存在争议，特别是在美国，辩护律师与列名证人的庭审前接触被认为是美国刑事辩护的一种基本方式，为质证或开脱罪责证人做准备。2004年12月，总结了判例年的中期研究成果，并以“被告在美国受审前与证人面谈的权利”为题发表了这份报告。关于同一主题的一篇新文章将于2007年3月发表。2005年，又进行了以下研究。(1)作为2004年刑事诉讼程序改革合作研究的合作伙伴，在日本刑法学会关西分会上就新的简易审判程序的估计问题提交了一份报告，并在2006年6月发表了一篇基于该报告的文章。(2)2005年12月，在Setouchi刑法教师讲习班上作了关于德国刑事辩护质量控制系统的报告。(3)2006年2月23日，在四国法学院的一次研讨会上，就被拘留被告通过律师对外沟通的专业纪律规则发表了评论。(4)2006年，因研究成果发表了《审前程序变更评析》一文。

In 2004, legal materials related to legal systems on criminal investigation by the counsel in Britain and America were collected and analyzed, besides attending at seminars to discuss the status quo in Japan. From material researches came out that there were arguments about the defendant right to interview a witness prior to trial especially in U.S.A. The pre-trial contact with listed witnesses by the counsel is thought as a basic criminal defense method in U.S.A. in order to prepare for the cross-examination or exculpatory witnesses. In December 2004, intermediate results of research from the precedent year were summed up and published under the title of "Defendant right to interview a witness prior to trial in U.S.A." A new article on the same subject will be published in March 2007.In 2005, additional following researches were carried out. (1) As a partner of a collaborate study on criminal procedure reforms in 2004, made a report on estimated problems of the new summary trial procedure at a Kansai-sectional meeting of Criminal Law Society of Japan and published an article based on the report in Jun.2006. (2) In Dec.12.2005, made a report on systems for quality control of criminal defense in Germany at a workshop of Setouchi criminal law teachers. (3) In Feb.23.2006, gave a comment about professional disciplinary rules in case of outer communication of the detained defendant through a counsel at a seminar by Shikoku law school. (4) In 2006, published an article "Comment on Pretrial Procedure Changing" as a result of research.