Reception av europeisk straffrätt i Japan - En rättshistorisk och komparativ studie av den japanska och europeiska straffrättsutvecklingen från 1700-talet till tidigt 1900-tal
(2018) JURM02 20182Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Japans rättssystem före 1880 baserades på ett rättssystem av kinesiskt ursprung. Efter att Tokugawa-shogunatet föll 1867, genomförde den japanska regeringen en modernisering av rättssystemet genom reception av europeisk rätt. Inom straffrätten utfärdades 1880 och 1907 års Penal Code efter europeisk modell. Syftet med uppsatsen är att jämföra straffrättsutvecklingen i Europa och Japan från 1700-talet fram till tidigt 1900-tal, och att undersöka receptionen av europeisk straffrätt i Japan. I uppsatsen undersöks även hur den europeiska straffrätten och straffrättsteorierna förändrade den japanska straffrätten och vilka faktorer som påverkade resultatet. Komparativ rättshistorisk metod används. Materialet som använts är juridisk doktrin och... (More)
- Japans rättssystem före 1880 baserades på ett rättssystem av kinesiskt ursprung. Efter att Tokugawa-shogunatet föll 1867, genomförde den japanska regeringen en modernisering av rättssystemet genom reception av europeisk rätt. Inom straffrätten utfärdades 1880 och 1907 års Penal Code efter europeisk modell. Syftet med uppsatsen är att jämföra straffrättsutvecklingen i Europa och Japan från 1700-talet fram till tidigt 1900-tal, och att undersöka receptionen av europeisk straffrätt i Japan. I uppsatsen undersöks även hur den europeiska straffrätten och straffrättsteorierna förändrade den japanska straffrätten och vilka faktorer som påverkade resultatet. Komparativ rättshistorisk metod används. Materialet som använts är juridisk doktrin och annan relevant litteratur och författningar på japanska, engelska och svenska.
Under 1700-talet i Europa utvecklades viktiga rättsfilosofier och rättsprinciper under upplysningen, vilket ledde till lagreformer. Vid sekelskiftet 1800 försökte straffrättsteoretiker förverkliga upplysningens ideal och straffrättsvetenskap i modern mening dök upp. I Frankrike uppstod den så kallade eklektiska skolan på 1800-talet. I Tyskland uppstod en skolstrid mellan den så kallade klassiska skolan och moderna skolan vid sekelskiftet 1900.
Receptionen av europeisk straffrätt i Japan leddes av en stark stat och skedde i två steg: införandet av 1880 års Penal Code och 1907 års Penal Code. Receptionen innebar en modernisering av rättssystemet genom upptagande av rättsprinciper, synsätt och regler från den europeiska straffrätten. Motiven för reformer och vilka som ledde straffrättsutvecklingar kan nämnas som skillnader mellan Europa och Japan. Genom 1880 års Penal Code medförde den europeiska rätten viktiga rättsprinciper från upplysningstiden. 1880 års Code reflekterade den franska eklektiska skolans idéer och var blandning av den europeiska rätten och gamla japanska traditioner. 1907 års Penal Code reflekterade den tyska moderna skolans idéer och betonade specialprevention, samtidigt som lagen innebar ett ökat spelrum för domare och ökad statlig kontroll. Japan genomförde stora straffsystemförändringar på knappt 40 år. Resultatet av lagreformerna gynnade främst staten och inte medborgarna, till skillnad från den europeiska straffrätten som baserades på medborgarnas fri- och rättigheter. (Less) - Abstract
- The Japanese legal system before 1880 was based on a legal system of Chinese origin. After the Tokugawa-shogunate fell in 1867, the Japanese government carried out a modernization of the legal system through reception of European law. In the penal law area, the Penal Codes of 1880 and 1907 were issued based on the European model. The purpose of this essay is to compare penal law development in Europe and Japan from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century, and to investigate the reception of European penal law in Japan. This essay also examines how European penal law and theories changed Japanese penal law, and which factors influenced the result. A methodology for comparative legal history is used. The materials used are... (More)
- The Japanese legal system before 1880 was based on a legal system of Chinese origin. After the Tokugawa-shogunate fell in 1867, the Japanese government carried out a modernization of the legal system through reception of European law. In the penal law area, the Penal Codes of 1880 and 1907 were issued based on the European model. The purpose of this essay is to compare penal law development in Europe and Japan from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century, and to investigate the reception of European penal law in Japan. This essay also examines how European penal law and theories changed Japanese penal law, and which factors influenced the result. A methodology for comparative legal history is used. The materials used are legal texts and other related literature and statutes written in Japanese, English and Swedish.
In the eighteenth century in Europe, important legal philosophies and principles were developed during the age of the Enlightenment, which resulted in law reforms. Around the turn of the nineteenth century, penal law theorists attempted to realize the Enlightenment’s ideals, and legal science in the modern meaning appeared. In France, the so-called eclectic school arose during the nineteenth century. In Germany, a doctrinal dispute between the so-called classic school and modern school arose around the turn of the twentieth century.
The reception of European penal law in Japan was led by a strong state and occurred in two steps: the introductions of the Penal Code of 1880 and the Penal Code of 1907. The reception meant a modernization of the legal system through integration of legal principles, views and rules of the European legal system. The motives for reforms and the actors who led the penal law developments were different in Europe and Japan. European law influenced the Penal Code of 1880 by contributing important legal principles from the Enlightenment. The Code of 1880 reflected the ideas of the French eclectic school and was a blend of European law and old Japanese traditions. The Penal Code of 1907 reflected the ideas of the German modern school and emphasized the special prevention. At the same time, the Code of 1907 meant an increased margin for judges and an increased state control. Japan carried out great changes in its penal law system in just under 40 years. The result from law reforms favored mainly the state and not the citizens, unlike European penal law that was based on the rights and freedoms of the citizens. (Less)
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- Johansson, Emi LU
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- The Reception of European Penal Law in Japan - A legal-historical and comparative study of Japanese and European penal law developments from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century
- course
- JURM02 20182
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- 2018
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- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
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- keywords
- rättshistoria, komparativ rätt, straffrätt, Japan, reception
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- Swedish
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- 8965373
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abstract = {{The Japanese legal system before 1880 was based on a legal system of Chinese origin. After the Tokugawa-shogunate fell in 1867, the Japanese government carried out a modernization of the legal system through reception of European law. In the penal law area, the Penal Codes of 1880 and 1907 were issued based on the European model. The purpose of this essay is to compare penal law development in Europe and Japan from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century, and to investigate the reception of European penal law in Japan. This essay also examines how European penal law and theories changed Japanese penal law, and which factors influenced the result. A methodology for comparative legal history is used. The materials used are legal texts and other related literature and statutes written in Japanese, English and Swedish.
In the eighteenth century in Europe, important legal philosophies and principles were developed during the age of the Enlightenment, which resulted in law reforms. Around the turn of the nineteenth century, penal law theorists attempted to realize the Enlightenment’s ideals, and legal science in the modern meaning appeared. In France, the so-called eclectic school arose during the nineteenth century. In Germany, a doctrinal dispute between the so-called classic school and modern school arose around the turn of the twentieth century.
The reception of European penal law in Japan was led by a strong state and occurred in two steps: the introductions of the Penal Code of 1880 and the Penal Code of 1907. The reception meant a modernization of the legal system through integration of legal principles, views and rules of the European legal system. The motives for reforms and the actors who led the penal law developments were different in Europe and Japan. European law influenced the Penal Code of 1880 by contributing important legal principles from the Enlightenment. The Code of 1880 reflected the ideas of the French eclectic school and was a blend of European law and old Japanese traditions. The Penal Code of 1907 reflected the ideas of the German modern school and emphasized the special prevention. At the same time, the Code of 1907 meant an increased margin for judges and an increased state control. Japan carried out great changes in its penal law system in just under 40 years. The result from law reforms favored mainly the state and not the citizens, unlike European penal law that was based on the rights and freedoms of the citizens.}},
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