Part 1: Filing a Complaint

Chapter 1 Basic Principles of Filing a Public Prosecution ·············6

Chapter 2 Method of Filing a Public Prosecution ··················10
Section 1 Indictment ·························································10
Section 2: Japanese Indictment ··················17

Chapter 3 Effects of Filing a Public Prosecution ······························20
Section 1 Effect of Filing a Public Prosecution ······························20
Section 2 Issues Related to the Scope of Judgment ·············23
Section 3 Statute of Limitations ·······················································34


Part 2: Litigants and General Theory

Chapter 1 Subjects of the Litigation ·······································42
Section 1 Courts ································································42
Section 2 Inspection ································································56
Section 3 Defendant ····························································57
Section 4 Attorneys ·························································68

Chapter 2 General Theory of Litigation Procedure··························75
Section 1 Litigation Procedures and Litigation Acts ·········75
Section 2 Litigation Documents and Delivery ················81
Section 3 Conditions for Litigation 87

Part 3 Trial

Chapter 1 Trial Procedures 90
Section 1 Basic Principles of Trial Procedures ·········90
Section 2. Trial of the Public Court ·················································92
Section 3 Trial Preparation Procedures ··································95
Section 4 Trial Date Procedures ···························100
Section 5 Witness Examination, Appraisal, and Verification ·········106
Section 6 Special Issues in Trial Procedures ·····················118
Section 7 Citizen Participation Trial ················································124

Chapter 2 Trial···························································132
Section 1 Basic Concepts of Trial ···························132
Section 2 Finality and Effect of the Judgment ·······················136
Section 3 Final Trial ·······················································141
Section 4 Litigation Costs ·······································148


Part 4 Appeals and Other Procedures

Chapter 1 Appeals ·························································150
Section 1 General Appeals ·················································150
Section 2 Appeals ··························································163
Section 3 Appeal ··························································169
Section 4 Appeals ·························································174

Chapter 2 Emergency Rescue Procedures·················································178
Section 1 Retrial·····························································178
Section 2 Emergency Appeals·······················································187


Chapter 3 Special Criminal Procedures··················································189
Section 1 Abbreviated Procedures ·······································189
Section 2 Summary Judgment Procedures ················································193
Section 3 Criminal Procedures for Juveniles ····················197
Section 4 Compensation Orders and Crime Victim Protection ···········200

Chapter 4: Execution of Judgments and Compensation·······················203
Section 1 Execution of Judgment ················································203
Section 2 Criminal Compensation ····································208

Part 5: Introduction

Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Criminal Procedure ············214
Section 1. Courts and Scope of Application of the Criminal Procedure Act ·····214

Chapter 2: The Idea and Structure of Criminal Procedure Law ·············218
Section 1: Guiding Principles of Criminal Procedure Law··································218
Section 2: Basic Structure of Criminal Procedure························223