Study on Legal Systems of Criminal Investigation by the Counsel

2004年，收集和分析了英美法律顾问关于刑事侦查法律制度的法律资料，并参加了讨论日本现状的研讨会。材料研究表明，在美国，辩护人在庭前与证人面谈的权利存在争议。辩护人在庭前与名单上的证人进行接触被认为是美国一种基本的刑事辩护方法，目的是为证人质证或无罪辩护做准备。2004年12月，对前一年的中间研究成果进行了总结，并以《美国被告审前采访证人的权利》为题发表。有关同一主题的新文章将于2007年3月发表。2005年，我们又进行了以下研究：(1) 2004年作为“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会议上就新简易审判程序存在的问题进行了评估报告，并于2006年6月据此发表文章。(2) 2005年12月12日，在德国濑户内刑法教师研修班上做关于刑事辩护质量控制制度的报告。(3) 2006年2月23日，在四国法学院研讨会上，通过律师就在押被告人对外交往情况下的专业惩戒规则发表意见。(4) 2006年发表研究成果《审前程序变更评析》。

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.