Translation guide
The formal legal code governing criminal procedure in Japan. This is a specific proper noun referring to 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.
刑事訴訟法第1条は、この法律の目的を定めている。
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.
刑事訴訟法に基づき、捜査が行われる。
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.
各国の刑事訴訟法典を比較する。
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.
刑事手続法の改正が議論されている。
Reform of criminal procedure law is being discussed.
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.
日本の刑事訴訟法は、1948年に制定された。
Japan's Code of Criminal Procedure was enacted in 1948.