Statements and Opinions

2025年07月24日 statementsStatement Calling for Expediting Legal Reform Such as Expanding the Scope of the Audio and Video Recording of Interrogations to Their Entire Process and All Cases on the Occasion of the Release of a Report by the Council on Criminal Procedures Concerning the Amended Code of Criminal Procedure

2025年07月22日 statementsStatement Opposing the Government’s "Zero Illegal Foreign Residents Plan for the Safety and Security of People in Japan" That Goes Against International Human Rights Law

2025年07月18日 statementsStatement on the Judgment of Acquittal in the Retrial of the Fukui Female Junior High School Student Murder Case

2025年06月27日 statementsStatement Strongly Protesting Today’s Execution and Calling for an Immediate Moratorium on All Executions and Achieving the Abolition of the Death Penalty System in Line with Global Trends

2025年06月20日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling for Legislating the Right to a Healthy Environment as a Human Right to Achieve a Sustainable Society

2025年06月13日 statementsResolution Aiming to Achieve a "World without Nuclear Weapons" on the Occasion of the 80th Remembrance of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

2025年04月17日 opinionpapersOpinion Requesting Careful Deliberation and Other Considerations on the So-called Active Cyber Defense Bill

2025年03月27日 statementsStatement Calling for Upholding the Independence of the International Criminal Court and the Rule of Law

2025年03月27日 statementsStatement Calling Once Again for the Adoption of Energy Policies Toward Denuclearization on the Occasion of the Approval of the Seventh Strategic Energy Plan

2025年03月18日 opinionpapersOpinion Concerning Detailed Matters and Measures to Realize Access to Remedy to be Included in Revised National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights

2025年03月18日 opinionpapersOpinion Concerning the Amendment of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information

2025年03月10日 statementsStatement Calling to Include Comprehensive Sexuality Education that is Compliant with the International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education Upon the Revision of the National Curriculum Standard

2025年03月07日 statementsStatement Calling for Amending the Bill on the Digitalization of Criminal Proceedings to Protect and Realize People’s Right to Privacy and Defense

2025年03月03日 statementsComment Calling for Withdrawing Measures Against the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Such As Excluding the Committee from the UN Programs Designated by Japan to Receive Voluntary Contributions and Maintaining a Constructive Dialogue with the Committee

2025年02月19日 statementsStatement Calling to Guarantee Foreign Students an Equal Opportunity to Receive Education

2025年01月23日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling to Further Promote International Arbitration/Mediation in Japan

2025年01月23日 opinionpapersOpinion Opposing the Expansion of Arms Exports

2025年01月15日 statementsStatement Requesting Immediate Legislation of Same-sex Marriage Following the Judgments of the Tokyo High Court and the Fukuoka High Court

2024年12月25日 opinionpapersLetter of Request Seeking the Abolition of the Death Penalty System

2024年12月19日 opinionpapersGrand Design of Criminal Justice Reform for Preventing of Miscarriages of Justice (Enzai) 2024 Edition

2024年11月20日 statementsStatement Calling Once Again for Promoting the Guaranteeing of the Rights of the Child in Accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Occasion of the 70th Anniversary of World Children’s Day

2024年11月18日 statementsStatement on the Results of the Implementation of the Government’s Policy on Granting Special Residence Permits to Children of Deportation Evaders Born and Raised in Japan

2024年11月07日 statementsComment Calling to Immediately Introduce a Discretional Separate-surname Retaining System Following Recommendations from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

2024年10月21日 statementsComment on Welcoming the Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Nihon Hidankyo

2024年10月09日 statementsComment on the Finalization of the Judgment of Acquittal in the Retrial of the Hakamada Case

2024年10月04日 statementsResolution to Achieve the Conservation of the Global Environment and the Sustainable Development of Local Communities by Choosing Renewable Energy as a Means to Protect Human Rights

2024年10月04日 statementsResolution Calling for the Enactment of the "Livelihood Security Act" to Achieve a Society Offering a Safe and Secure Living to All

2024年10月04日 statementsResolution Calling for the Cessation of Using Handcuffs and Waist Ropes on the Suspect and the Accused While Entering and Leaving the Courtroom in Criminal Trials

2024年09月20日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling for Promoting the Establishment of Local Consultation and Relief Institutions for Children and National Human Rights Institution for Children Independent from the Government to Secure the Rights of the Child Considering the Convention on the Rights of the Child

2024年07月03日 statementsStatement Calling to Fully Redress the Victims of Eugenic Surgeries and Amend the Act on Lump-sum Payments Following the Verdict by the Supreme Court

2024年06月24日 opinionpapersLetter of Request Seeking the Abolition of the Death Penalty System

2024年06月14日 statementsResolution Calling for Fundamentally Reforming the State of Interrogations and Achieving the Audio and Video Recording of the Entire Process of Interrogations in All Cases, as well as Establishing the Right to Have Defense Counsel Present at Interrogations

2024年04月25日 statementsComment on the Enactment of the Act Partially Amending the Comprehensive Legal Support Act Concerning the Establishment of the Attorney Assistance System for Crime Victims and Bereaved Families

2024年04月10日 statementsStatement Calling for the Immediate Legislation to Recognize Marriage between Parties of the Same Sex Following the Sapporo High Court’s Ruling

2024年03月14日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling for Making Changes to Protect People’s Privacy Regarding the Amendment of the Code of Criminal Procedure and Other Related Acts, Including Introducing a System to Order the Provision of Digital Records

2024年03月07日 statementsStatement on the Ideal Form of the Technical Intern Training Program and the Specified Skilled Worker System, and the Government’s Policy to Allow the Revocation of the Residence Status of Permanent Residents

2024年02月15日 opinionpapersDeclaration to Promote Diversity & Inclusion at the JFBA

2023年12月14日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling on the Media to Respect the Dignity and Privacy of Crime Victims and Give Sufficient Consideration to Their Situations and Wishes

2023年12月07日 statementsStatement Concerning Advisory Panel’s Final Report on the Ideal Form of the Technical Intern Training Program and the Specified Skilled Worker System

2023年11月29日 statementsStatement Calling for an Immediate and Permanent Ceasefire against Israeli and Palestinian Militants, including Hamas, and Urging the Japanese Government to Work toward its Implementation

2023年10月06日 statementsResolution to Achieve a Society Guaranteeing "Access to Medical Care" as a Human Right

2023年10月06日 statementsResolution Calling for Improving and Enhancing the Functions of Family Courts to Protect the Human Rights of Local Residents including Children, Older Persons, and Persons with Disabilities

2023年09月04日 statementsStatement Concerning the Government’s Policy on Granting Special Residence Permits to Children of Deportation Evaders Born and Raised in Japan

2023年07月11日 statementsStatement on the Government of Japan's Attitude Declaration during the 4th Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

2023年07月06日 statementsStatement Concerning the Enactment of the Amended Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

2023年06月30日 statementsStatement Again Calling for Amending of the Legislation to Allow All Couples to Marry Regardless of Their Gender

2023年06月16日 statementsResolution Calling for the Immediate Amendment of Part IV of the Code of Criminal Procedure to Enable Victims who Have Suffered Miscarriages of Justice to Be Rescued As Soon As Possible

2023年05月12日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling for Actions Including Legislating for the Proper Management of Important Wetlands Toward Achieving the Conservation and Restoration Thereof

2023年05月10日 statementsStatement Calling for Proper Operation of the Bail System Concerning Enactment of the "Bill Partially Amending the Code of Criminal Procedure and Other Acts"

2023年04月24日 statementsComment on the Acquittal Ruling by the Supreme Court in a Stillborn Twins Abandonment Case Against a Former Technical Intern Trainee

2023年04月21日 statementsStatement calling for the Government of Japan to play an active role as host of the G7 Hiroshima Summit towards a "world without nuclear weapons"

2023年04月14日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling for Legislation to Ban Discriminatory Speech and Behavior Based on Race, etc.

2023年03月20日 statementsStatement Regarding Ruling to Open a Retrial of the Hakamada Case

2023年03月13日 statementsStatement Welcoming the High Court’s Ruling to Uphold the Original Ruling to Open a Retrial of the Hakamada Case, and Urging the Public Prosecutors to Abandon Making a Special Appeal Against the Ruling

2023年03月09日 statementsStatement Opposing the Bill for Amendments to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

2023年03月03日 statementsStatement Regarding the Basic Plan for the Realization of GX and the Bill Promoting a Smooth Transition to the Decarbonized Growth-Oriented Economic Structure

2023年02月17日 opinionpapersOpinion on Amending the Code of Criminal Procedure and Other Acts Related to Criminal Retrial

2023年02月16日 statementsStatement Protesting Discriminatory Comments towards Sexual Minorities and Calling for Immediate Legislation to Recognize Same-Sex Marriage

2023年02月16日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling for Fundamental Reform of the Mental Health and Welfare System – Proposals on Short-Term Process Toward Abolishing the Involuntary Hospitalization Procedure

2023年02月16日 opinionpapers4th Basic Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality at the JFBA

2023年02月09日 statementsStatement on the recommendations issued at the Fourth Universal Periodic Review of Japan by the United Nations Human Rights Council

2023年01月20日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling for Conducting "Comprehensive Sexuality Education" and Enacting an Act and Creating a System which Guarantees Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

2023年01月11日 opinionpapersLetter of Request Seeking the Abolition of the Death Penalty System

2022年12月26日 statementsStatement Calling for Applying the Newly Introduced Article 3, Paragraph 3 of the Nationality Act in a Manner that Gives Maximum Consideration to the Human Rights of Affected Children, and Reviewing the Nationality System as a Whole

2022年11月16日 opinionpapersGrand Design of Criminal Justice Reform for Preventing of Miscarriages of Justice (Enzai) 2022 Edition

2022年11月15日 opinionpapersProposal on a System Design for Alternative Punishment Following the Abolition of the Death Penalty

2022年11月09日 statementsStatement Calling for Reviewing the Bill for Amendments to the Act on Mental Health and Welfare for the Mentally Disabled

2022年11月09日 statementsStatement on the Concluding Observations of the United Nations Human Rights Committee

2022年09月30日 statementsResolution Calling for Designing Systems for a Digital Society where the Right to Control Personal Information is Ensured in Order to Protect Human Autonomy and Democracy in a Digital Society

2022年09月30日 statementsResolution Calling to Review the Policy for Geological Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Fulfill the Responsibility of Realizing a Sustainable Society for Future Generations

2022年09月30日 statementsResolution Calling to Fully Redress the Victims of Eugenic Surgeries Performed under the Now-defunct Eugenic Protection Act

2022年09月30日 statementsResolution Calling to Ensure the Rights of the Ainu People

2022年08月18日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling for Review of the Status of Forces Agreement between Japan and the United States and Improvement to its Framework

2022年07月26日 statementsStatement Strongly Protesting Today’s Execution and Calling for an Immediate Moratorium on All Executions and to Enact Legislation Immediately to Abolish the Death Penalty

2022年07月14日 statementsStatement Calling on the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to advance concrete and effective proposals at the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) that will lead to a world without nuclear weapons

2022年07月08日 statementsStatement on the Shooting against Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

2022年06月29日 statementsStatement on the Enactment of the Basic Act on the Child and the Act for Establishment of the Children and Families Agency

2022年06月17日 opinionpapersOpinion for Improving the Saiban-in (Lay Judge) System so that the Saiban-in Can Participate More Proactively and Substantively

2022年06月01日 statementsStatement Opposing the Resubmission of the Bill for Amendments to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act by the Government on the Pretext of Protecting Evacuees from Ukraine

2022年05月26日 statementsStatement Urging the Japanese Government to Sign and Ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as Soon as Possible on the Occasion of the First Meeting of its State Parties

2022年05月20日 statementsStatement on the Enactment of the Act Partially Amending the Code of Civil Procedure

2022年05月15日 statementsStatement on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Reversion of Okinawa to Japan

2022年05月02日 statementsStatement Opposing the Introduction of the Emergency Clause and the Extension of the Terms of Office of Members of the House of Representatives through Amendment of the Constitution of Japan

2022年04月15日 opinionpapersOpinion on Abolishing the Technical Intern Training Program and Reforming the Specified Skilled Worker Program

2022年03月22日 statementsStatement Opposing Mandatory Installation of Security Cameras Inside Trains

2022年03月18日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling for Review of the Status of Forces Agreement between Japan and the United States and Improvement to the Framework for Its Implementation in Relation to Quarantine, in Light of the Increase in COVID-19 Infection at U.S. Military Bases

2022年03月17日 opinionpapersCurrent Direction on Policy Regarding the Number of Legal Professionals—Results of the Review for Further Reduction in the Number of Successful Bar Examinees

2022年03月04日 statementsPresident’s Statement Strongly Protesting the Russian Federation’s Military Invasion of Ukraine

2022年02月17日 opinionpapersAction Plan for National Rollout and Enhancement of Legal Services

2022年02月17日 statementsStatement against the Advocacy to Change Certain Descriptions in Textbooks in Line with the Government’s Point of View

2022年02月16日 statementsStatement on the Outline of the Amendment to the Civil Code (Law of Parent and Child) and Other Related Acts

2022年02月04日 statementsStatement Calling to Provide for the Application of the Quarantine Act to the U.S. Armed Forces in Japan in the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement and Take Emergency Measures to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Infection from the U.S. Military Bases in Japan

2022年01月20日 opinionpapersOpinion Opposing the Discharge to the Sea to Manage Contaminated Water and Treated Water Generated by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident

2022年01月20日 opinionpapersOpinion on the Three-Year Review under Supplementary Provision 9 of the Code of Criminal Procedure

2021年12月21日 statementsStatement Strongly Protesting Executions and Calling to Enact Legislation to Abolish the Death Penalty and Place a Moratorium on All Executions until the Death Penalty is Abolished

2021年12月09日 statementsStatement Calling on the Japanese Government to Take an Active Role at the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

2021年12月06日 statementsResponse to the call for inputs on protection of lawyers by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers

2021年12月06日 opinionpapersResponse to the call for inputs on protection of lawyers by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers

2021年12月02日 opinionpapersLetter of Request Seeking the Abolition of the Death Penalty System

2021年11月25日 statementsStatement by the President Requesting Suspension of the Use of Facial Recognition Systems by Railway Business Operators

2021年10月15日 statementsResolution Aiming at Realizing a Society Where All Consumers may Live Reassured and Safely in the Super Aging Society

2021年10月15日 statementsResolution Calling for Actions to Enhance Local Autonomy and Achieve a Society Offering a Safe and Secure Living to All

2021年10月15日 statementsDeclaration of Commitment to Protecting the Lives and Dignity of Disaster Victims under the Mission of Lawyers—Ten Years on from the Great East Japan Earthquake

2021年10月15日 statementsResolution Calling to Establish the Dignity of Individuals with Cognitive Impairment

2021年10月15日 statementsDeclaration to Aim for a Sustainable Society Averting Climate Crisis

2021年09月29日 opinionpapersOpinion on the "Draft Long-term Strategy under the Paris Agreement" Developed by the Japanese Government

2021年09月29日 opinionpapersOpinion on the "Draft Sixth Strategic Energy Plan" Developed by the Japanese Government

2021年09月29日 opinionpapersOpinion on the "Draft Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures" Developed by the Japanese Government

2021年09月17日 opinionpapersProposal Calling to Enact a Basic Act on the Rights of the Child

2021年09月16日 opinionpapersOpinion on Statutory Regulations on the Use of Facial Recognition Systems by Public and Private Sector Organizations and Incorporated Administrative Agencies

2021年08月19日 opinionpapersOpinion on the Introduction of a Discretional Separate-surname Retaining System

2021年07月16日 statementsStatement Calling Once Again to Abolish the Death Penalty in Japan on the Occasion of the Announcement of a Moratorium on U.S. Federal Executions

2021年06月25日 statementsStatement Calling to Amend Article 750 of the Civil Code to Introduce a Discretional Separate-surname Retaining System on the Occasion of the Pronouncement of Ruling by the Supreme Court’s Grand Bench

2021年06月18日 opinionpapersOpinion on Achieving Decarbonization by 2050 without Dependence on Nuclear Energy

2021年06月16日 statementsStatement on the Supreme Court Decision that Finds Non-Disclosure of Medical Records by Tokyo Detention Center Illegal

2021年05月21日 statementsStatement on the Amendment to the Juvenile Act Applied to 18- and 19-Year-Olds

2021年05月14日 statementsStatement Opposing Once Again the Bill for Amendments to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Submitted by the Government

2021年04月22日 statementsStatement on the Gender Gap Index Published by the World Economic Forum

2021年04月16日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling to Ensure Opportunities for Visitation in Social Welfare Facilities and Medical Facilities

2021年03月30日 statementsStatement on the Death of the Detainee in the Nagoya Regional Immigration Services Bureau

2021年03月18日 opinionpapersOpinion on the Bill for Amendments to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

2021年03月11日 statementsStatement on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the TEPCO Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: Continued Undertakings to Facilitate "Humanitarian Recovery" and for the Support of Disaster Victims

2021年02月26日 statementsStatement on the Bill for Amendments to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Submitted by the Government

2021年02月19日 opinionpapersProposal on the COVID-19 Vaccination

2021年02月18日 opinionpapersOpinion on People of the Same Sex Deserving Equal Application of Law as Persons Who Are in a de facto Marital Relationship

2021年02月18日 statementsStatement of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations at the 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

2021年02月18日 opinionpapersCALL FOR ACTION IN SUPPORT OF UN BASIC PRINCIPLES ON THE ROLE OF LAWYERS

2021年01月22日 statementsStatement Opposing the Bills to Amend the Infectious Diseases Act and the Special Measures Act

2021年01月22日 statementsStatement Welcoming the Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

2021年01月21日 opinionpapersProposal on Providing Temporary Benefits in the Event of Emergency

2020年12月02日 statementsStatement on the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights Published by the Japanese Government

2020年11月17日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling for Eliminating Hostage Justice

2020年11月17日 opinionpapersGrand Design of Criminal Justice Reform for Preventing Miscarriages of Justice (Enzai) 2020 Edition

2020年11月06日 statementsStatement Calling for Early Signing and Ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by the Japanese Government

2020年10月23日 opinionpapersRequest to Abolish the Death Penalty

2020年10月21日 statementsStatement Calling for Serious Consideration of the Opinion of the UN Human Rights Council’s WGAD concerning Detention in the Context of Migration and Complying with International Law

2020年10月05日 statementsStatement Calling for a Thorough Review by the Council on Renovation of the Legal and Prosecutorial Administration to Ensure that Japanese Criminal Procedure will Comply with the Constitution of Japan and International Human Rights Instruments

2020年09月10日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling for Appropriate Application of the Act on the Promotion of Efforts to Eliminate Unfair Discriminatory Speech and Behavior against Persons Originating from Outside Japan

2020年09月04日 statementsDeclaration to Work Diligently on the Legal Issues and Human Rights Issues Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020年08月27日 statementsStatement Calling for Normalizing the Complaint Review Mechanism on Refugee Status Determination Consistent with the Spirit of Amending the Administrative Complaint Review Act

2020年08月20日 opinionpapersOpinion on the Reform of the Immigration Detention Facilities Visiting Committee

2020年07月29日 statementsStatement Calling for Building a Society without Discrimination in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020年07月16日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling for Relief Measures for the Former Crew Members of the Fishing Boats Suffering Health Effects of the Radiation Exposure Caused by the Hydrogen Bomb Test at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

2020年07月15日 statementsStatement on Redress for Victims of the Now-defunct Eugenic Protection Act in the Wake of the Tokyo District Court’s Judgment

2020年07月03日 statementsStatement on the "Proposal to Solve the Issues of Deportation Evasion and Long-term Detention"

2020年07月03日 opinionpapersCALL FOR ACTION IN SUPPORT OF UN BASIC PRINCIPLES

2020年06月11日 statementsStatement Calling for Producing the Official Records of the Proceedings of Every Meeting of the Novel Coronavirus Expert Meeting Specifying the Speaker Information and Respective Utterance Contents

2020年05月15日 statementsStatement on Conducting the Postponed 2020 Bar Examinations

2020年05月07日 statements<COVID-19>Statement calling for the flexible operation of the public assistance system and its active use as a special measure during the period until the convergence of the spread of the novel coronavirus

2020年05月07日 statementsStatement Calling to Cease the Excessive Restriction on Ordinary Visits in Penal Institutions

2020年05月07日 opinionpapersOpinion on the "draft Rules and draft Guidelines of the Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") proposed in conjunction with the implementation of the Amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Law of Japan ("AML")"("this Opinion")

2020年04月23日 statementsStatement Calling for Infection Spread Prevention in Penal Detention Facilities

2020年04月17日 statementsStatement Calling for Preventing Escalation of Domestic Harm (Domestic Violence/Abuse) Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020年04月15日 statementsStatement on the Postponement of Criminal Trial Dates, etc.

2020年04月15日 statementsStatement Calling for the elimination of the risk of "Three C’s" (closed spaces, crowded places, close-contact settings) at immigration detention facilities.

2020年01月31日 statementsComment in Protest of the Search Conducted at a Law Office

2019年12月27日 statementsStatement Opposing the Dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to Waters in the Middle East

2019年12月26日 statementsStatement Strongly Protesting Today’s Execution and Calling for an Immediate Moratorium and the Abolition of the Death Penalty

2019年12月20日 statementsStatement Calling for Application of Tuition-free Measures to Preschool/Daycare Facilities belonging to Foreign National Schools

2019年11月21日 opinionpapersOpinion Concerning Concrete Matters and Measures to Be Incorporated into the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights

2019年10月15日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling for the Cessation of Using Handcuffs and Waist Ropes on Suspects or Defendants While Entering and Leaving the Courtroom in Criminal Trials

2019年10月15日 opinionpapersBasic Propositions on Abolition of the Death Penalty and on Introducing Alternative Punishment and Instituting a Judicial Proceeding System for Commutation

2019年10月04日 statementsResolution Calling for the Immediate Amendment of the Code of Criminal Procedure Part IV to Urgently Rescue Victims Who Have Suffered a Miscarriage of Justice

2019年10月04日 statementsResolution Requesting the Implementation of an Individual Complaints Procedure and the Establishment of a National Human Rights Institution

2019年10月04日 statementsDeclaration Calling for the Establishment of the Right to Have the Assistance of Counsel: Counsel’s Presence at Interrogation Changes the Criminal Justice System

2019年09月12日 opinionpapersPrinciples on the Support for Pro Se Litigants in the Context of Digitization of Civil Court Proceedings

2019年08月08日 statementsStatement on the death incident of the detainee in the Immigration Center and re-detention

2019年08月02日 statementsStatement Strongly Protesting Today’s Executions and Calling for an Immediate Moratorium and the Abolition of the Death Penalty by 2020

2019年07月18日 opinionpapersOpinion on Marriage between Parties of the Same Sex

2019年07月18日 opinionpapersGrand Design of International Strategy

2019年06月21日 opinionpapersDraft of the outline for legislation of the Acts reflecting the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration with amendments as adopted in 2006

2019年06月19日 statementsConfidentiality of Communication between Clients and Attorneys(so called legal professional privilege or attorney client privilege)in Conjunction with the Amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Act

2019年06月14日 statementsDeclaration to further promote the expansion of legal services required by globalization and internationalization of society and the improvement of access to these services

2019年05月21日 statementsComment on the 10th Anniversary of the Implementation of the Saiban-in (Lay Judge) System

2019年04月18日 opinionpapersOpinion on Matters to Be Included in the Kyoto Declaration at the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

2018年12月27日 statementsStatement Strongly Protesting Today’s Executions and Calling for an Immediate Moratorium and the Abolition of the Death Penalty by 2020

2018年12月10日 statementsComment on the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

2018年10月05日 statementsResolution Aiming at Preventing and Recovering Damage, and Supporting Victims of Organized Crimes Targeting the Socially Vulnerable, Notably Special Fraud

2018年10月05日 statementsResolution Calling for a Society in which Young People can See Hope for the Future

2018年10月05日 statementsDeclaration Calling for the Introduction of a New System to Accept Foreign Workers and the Establishment of a New Society in which People from Various National Backgrounds can Live Together

2018年08月23日 opinionpapersGuide on ESG-related Risk Management - for Coordinated Efforts and Dialogue among Companies, Investors, and Financial Institutions

2018年07月26日 statementsStatement Strongly Protesting Today’s Executions and Calling for an Immediate Moratorium and the Abolition of the Death Penalty by 2020

2018年07月06日 statementsStatement Strongly Protesting Today’s Executions and Calling for an Immediate Moratorium and the Abolition of the Death Penalty by 2020

2018年06月15日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling for the Formulation of a Basic Energy Plan Consistent with the Paris Agreement

2018年06月13日 statementsStatement on the Enactment of the Act to Partially Amend the Civil Code to Lower the Age of Adulthood

2018年04月13日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling for the Establishment by Law of the Right to Have Counsel Present in Interrogations

2018年03月29日 opinionpapersRequest to Suspend Executions

2018年02月14日 opinionpapersJFBA Opinion concerning the Japanese Government’s Comments on the Draft General Comment No.36 on Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

2017年12月21日 statementsStatement on the Performance of the Verification of the Identity of the client by Attorneys, etc.

2017年12月19日 statementsStatement Strongly Protesting Against an Execution and Calling for an Immediate Moratorium and the Abolition of the Death Penalty by 2020

2017年12月14日 statementsStatement on the Special Appeal by Prosecutors in the Matsubase Case

2017年12月13日 statementsStatement on the Temporary Injunction Ruling Regarding the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant by the Hiroshima High Court

2017年12月08日 statementsComment on the JFBA’s Adoption of a New Special Measure to Promote Gender Equality (Women Quota System for Vice President Positions)

2017年11月29日 opinionpapersRequest to Achieve the Abolishment of the Death Penalty System Before the Next UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Due to be Held in Japan in 2020

2017年11月15日 statementsStatement regarding the UPR of Japan by the United Nations Human Rights Council

2017年10月06日 statementsResolution Calling for the Conservation of Biodiversity and the Realization of Sustainable and Autonomous Local Communities

2017年10月06日 statementsResolution Calling for Enhancing Guarantee of the Right to Privacy and the Right to Know, and the Promotion of Information Disclosure to Realize a Democratic Society that Secures Respect for the Individual

2017年10月06日 statementsResolution Concerning Judicial Responsibility for the Hansen’s Disease Isolated Court

2017年10月06日 statementsResolution Aiming at Securing Equal Access to Comprehensive Support for Crime Victims

2017年08月24日 opinionpapersOpinion Concerning the Mandatory Appointment of Outside Directors

2017年06月15日 statementsStatement on the Enactment of the Bill to Revise the Act on Punishment of Organized Crimes and Control of Crime Proceeds, including the Criminalization of Conspiracy

2017年05月26日 statementsStatement on the Enactment of the Act to Partially Revise the Civil Code and the Act Concerning the Arrangement of Related Acts

2017年03月15日 statementsComment on the Ruling on GPS Investigation made by the Grand Bench of the Supreme Court

2017年02月17日 opinionpapersOpinion Opposing the Submission of the Bill to Criminalize Conspiracy to the Diet

2017年02月17日 opinionpapersOpinion Opposing the Introduction of the Provision Regarding National Emergencies into the Constitution of Japan

2017年02月17日 opinionpapersOpinion Concerning the Review of the Act for Implementation of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

2017年02月16日 opinionpapersOpinion Calling for the Enhancement of the Functions of International Arbitration in Japan

2017年02月16日 opinionpapersOpinion Concerning the Improvement of the Legal System of Japan to Implement the Paris Agreement

2017年01月19日 opinionpapersOpinion Concerning Police Investigation Using GPS-Tracking Devices for Searching Individuals' Locations

2016年09月14日 statements旧Statement by the President of JFBA Protesting the Illegal Installation of Security Cameras

2016年09月14日 statementsStatement by the President of JFBA Protesting the Illegal Installation of Security Cameras

2012年01月19日 statementsOpinion on the Statutory Regulations governing / regarding the Installation and Operation of Video Surveillance Devices

2011年11月16日 Statement Calling for Urgent Financial Support for University Students and Students Wishing to Enroll at Universities who are Victims of the Disaster