# 少年法 / Juveniles Act — 第二十二条 (Article 22)

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- Law: 少年法 (Juveniles Act), 昭和二十三年法律第百六十八号
- English title "Juveniles Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第二十二条 (Article 22)（審判の方式） — address `art-22`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22
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### 第二十二条（審判の方式） — (Trial and Decision Procedure)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-22 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22</sup>

  **第一項**  審判は、懇切を旨として、和やかに行うとともに、非行のある少年に対し自己の非行について内省を促すものとしなければならない。
  <sup>art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22/par-1</sup>
  Trial and decision must be conducted cordially and amicably, and encourage the delinquent juvenile to reflect on their delinquency.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  審判は、これを公開しない。
  <sup>art-22/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22/par-2</sup>
  The trial and decision are not open to the public.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  審判の指揮は、裁判長が行う。
  <sup>art-22/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22/par-3</sup>
  The presiding judge is to direct the trial and decision.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 少年法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000168/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-11-02
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Juveniles Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4827/tb), retrieved 2026-11-02
- This site's parser, version 220 — 少年法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-02