The Japanese Law on Communications Interception During Criminal Investigatons: Translator's Introduction

Authors

Yohei Suda

Abstract

Japan enacted the Law on Communications Interception During Criminal Investigations last year to help control organized crime. The legislation is, in part, a reaction to domestic and international pressure that grew from recent, well-publicized crimes such as the Aur Shinrikyo attack on a Tokyo subway. The Interception Law is a powerful tool for Japanese law enforcement, however the question of whether the Interception Law violates Japan's constitutional rights to privacy and secrecy of communication has not yet been resolved.

First Page

67

Recommended Citation

Yohei Suda, Translation, The Japanese Law on Communications Interception During Criminal Investigatons: Translator's Introduction, 10 Pac. Rim L & Pol'y J. 67 (2000).
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