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Code of Criminal Procedure

刑事訴訟法（けいじそしょうほう）

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Contents

This law has 724 articles, so it is read chapter by chapter; the first follows below. To search the whole law, use the search box at the top.

  1. Part I General Provisions第一編　総則Articles 1–188-7 · 233
  2. Chapter I Jurisdiction of Courts第一章　裁判所の管轄Articles 2–19 · 18
  3. Chapter II Disqualification and Recusal of Court Officials第二章　裁判所職員の除斥及び忌避Articles 20–26 · 7
  4. Chapter III Competence to Stand Trial第三章　訴訟能力Articles 27–29 · 3
  5. Chapter IV Counsel and Assistants第四章　弁護及び補佐Articles 30–42 · 23
  6. Chapter V Judicial Decisions第五章　裁判Articles 43–46 · 4
  7. Chapter VI Documents and Service第六章　書類及び送達Articles 47–54 · 9
  8. Chapter VII Time Periods第七章　期間Articles 55–56 · 2
  9. Chapter VIII Summons, Subpoena and Detention of the Accused第八章　被告人の召喚、勾引及び勾留Articles 57–98-11 · 55
  10. Chapter IX Seizure, Search, etc.第九章　押収、捜索等Articles 99–127 · 35
  11. Chapter X Inspections第十章　検証Articles 128–142 · 15
  12. Chapter XI Examination of Witnesses第十一章　証人尋問Articles 143–164 · 29
  13. Chapter XII Expert Evidence第十二章　鑑定Articles 165–174 · 11
  14. Chapter XIII Interpretation and Translation第十三章　通訳及び翻訳Articles 175–178 · 4
  15. Chapter XIV Preservation of Evidence第十四章　証拠保全Articles 179–180 · 2
  16. Chapter XV Court Costs第十五章　訴訟費用Articles 181–188 · 9
  17. Chapter XVI Compensation of Costs第十六章　費用の補償Articles 188-2–188-7 · 6
  18. Part II First Instance第二編　第一審
  19. Chapter I Inquiry and Investigation第一章　捜査Articles 189–246 · 68
  20. Chapter II Prosecution第二章　公訴Articles 247–270 · 26
  21. Chapter III Public Trials第三章　公判
  22. Section 1 Trial Preparation and Trial Proceedings第一節　公判準備及び公判手続Articles 271–316 · 79
  23. Section 2 Proceedings for Arranging Issues and Evidence第二節　争点及び証拠の整理手続Articles 316-2–316-32 · 31
  24. Section 3 Victim Participation第三節　被害者参加Articles 316-33–316-39 · 7
  25. Section 4 Evidence第四節　証拠Articles 317–328 · 14
  26. Section 5 Decisions in Trials第五節　公判の裁判Articles 329–350 · 36
  27. Chapter IV Agreement on Cooperation in Collection of Evidence and Prosecution第四章　証拠収集等への協力及び訴追に関する合意Articles 350-2–350-15 · 14
  28. Chapter V Expedited Trial Proceedings第五章　即決裁判手続Articles 350-16–350-29 · 14
  29. Part III Appeals第三編　上訴
  30. Chapter I General Rules第一章　通則Articles 351–368 · 20
  31. Chapter II Appeal to the Court of Second Instance第二章　控訴Articles 372–404 · 39
  32. Chapter III Final Appeal第三章　上告Articles 405–418 · 15
  33. Chapter IV Kokoku-Appeal第四章　抗告Articles 419–434 · 16
  34. Part IV Retrial第四編　再審Articles 435–453 · 21
  35. Part V Extraordinary Appeal第五編　非常上告Articles 454–460 · 7
  36. Part VI Summary Proceedings第六編　略式手続Articles 461–470 · 13
  37. Part VII Execution of Decisions第七編　裁判の執行
  38. Chapter I Procedures for Execution of Decisions第一章　裁判の執行の手続Articles 471–506 · 59
  39. Chapter II Investigation Concerning Execution of Decisions第二章　裁判の執行に関する調査Articles 507–516 · 12
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Part I General Provisions

第一編　総則

Article 1

第一条

The purpose of this Code is to clarify the factual background of criminal cases and to adopt and implement criminal laws and regulations quickly and appropriately, while maintaining public welfare and guaranteeing the fundamental human rights of individuals.

この法律は、刑事事件につき、公共の福祉の維持と個人の基本的人権の保障とを全うしつつ、事案の真相を明らかにし、刑罰法令を適正且つ迅速に適用実現することを目的とする。

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