Keihō
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Keihō is the primary criminal law code of Japan that defines offenses and their penalties.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese statute
ⓘ
criminal code ⓘ |
| appliesIn | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | civil law tradition ⓘ |
| contains |
general provisions on criminal responsibility
ⓘ
provisions on attempt and complicity ⓘ provisions on justification and excuse ⓘ provisions on self-defense ⓘ provisions on sentencing ⓘ provisions on statute of limitations ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| defines |
criminal offenses
ⓘ
penalties for criminal offenses ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Japanese police
ⓘ
public prosecutors offices in Japan ⓘ |
| englishName | Penal Code of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
crimes against property
ⓘ
crimes against public safety ⓘ crimes against the person ⓘ crimes against the state ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSanctions |
confiscation
ⓘ
death penalty ⓘ disqualification ⓘ fine ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ minor imprisonment ⓘ penal servitude ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European continental criminal law
ⓘ
French criminal law ⓘ German criminal law ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
Supreme Court of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
district courts of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ high courts of Japan ⓘ |
| isPrimaryCriminalCodeOf | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalField | criminal law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Japanese law ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese statutory law ⓘ |
| regulates | substantive criminal law in Japan ⓘ |
| romanization | Keihō ⓘ |
| shortNameInJapanese | 刑法 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | amendment by the National Diet of Japan ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Japanese courts
ⓘ
Japanese defense attorneys ⓘ Japanese prosecutors ⓘ |
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