JAPAN. JFBA DELEGATION TO EUROPE TO STUDY IMPACT OF DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION
the Japan Federation of Bar Associations said it would send a delegation to Germany and Britain later in the month to study how abolition of capital punishment had affected the two countries.
the Japan Federation of Bar Associations said it would send a delegation to Germany and Britain later in the month to study how abolition of capital punishment had affected the two countries.
The 13-member delegation was also expected to research the two countries' legal systems, including ways to prevent death-penalty misjudgements and support for crime victims, during the trip from August 20 to 28, it said. Delegation members planned to visit prisons, research centers and victim-support groups in both countries, while attending an international study session on the abolition of capital punishment. The JFBA adopted a resolution in October 2004 urging the government and Diet to enact a temporary statute to suspend executions while the public discusses the issue. According to the federation, 72 people were on death row in Japan as of April 2004.
The 13-member delegation was also expected to research the two countries' legal systems, including ways to prevent death-penalty misjudgements and support for crime victims, during the trip from August 20 to 28, it said. Delegation members planned to visit prisons, research centers and victim-support groups in both countries, while attending an international study session on the abolition of capital punishment. The JFBA adopted a resolution in October 2004 urging the government and Diet to enact a temporary statute to suspend executions while the public discusses the issue. According to the federation, 72 people were on death row in Japan as of April 2004.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Kyodo News, 03/08/2005)