The Protection of Human Rights of Prisoners under International Human Rights Law

这项研究涉及日本囚犯的人权现状。本研究的重点是分析日本刑事拘留法律制度与国际人权法之间是否存在冲突的问题。例如，现行法律严重限制被告与其律师联系的权利，这可能与日本的国际义务严重冲突。此外，对被定罪者权利的许多限制可能与《国际人权公约》等人权公约严重冲突。不可否认的是，日本必须调整或改变其国内法，以符合其在《联合国人权盟约》中所体现的义务。

This study concerns the present status of human rights of prisoners in Japan. The main point in the study is to analyze the question whether there are any possible conflict between the Japanese law system on criminal detention and the international human rights law.For example, the right of an accused person to communicate with his lawyer is severely restricted under the present law, which may turn to be a serious conflict with Japanese international obligation Moreover there are a lot of limitation of rights of convicted persons which may seriously conflict with the human rights convention such as the international Covenant on Human Rights.It can not be denied that Japan has to adapt or change its dometic laws so as to coincide with her obligations embodied in the United Nations covenant on Human Rights.