Translation guide
The formal legal code governing criminal procedure in Japan. This is a specific proper noun referring to the Japanese statute.
Code of Criminal Procedure
Standard translation for the Japanese statute.
Referring to the specific Japanese law
The official name of the Japanese Code of Criminal Procedure. Use this when referring to the statute itself.
Article 1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure sets forth the purpose of this law.
Often written with the reading in parentheses in legal texts for clarity.
Investigations are conducted based on the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Referring to a code of criminal procedure in general, not specifically the Japanese one
A generic term for a code of criminal procedure. Use when discussing such codes in a comparative or general context.
Compare the codes of criminal procedure of various countries.
Literally 'criminal procedure law', a broader term that can refer to the body of law governing criminal procedure, not necessarily a single code.
In English, 'Code of Criminal Procedure' can refer to the specific Japanese law or to such codes in general. In Japanese, 刑事訴訟法 (with the reading けいじそしょうほう) is the proper name of the Japanese statute. For generic references, use 刑事訴訟法典 or 刑事手続法.
Japan's Code of Criminal Procedure was enacted in 1948.
Reform of criminal procedure law is being discussed.