Punishment Law Book - Punishment Law Book

Japanese: 御仕置裁許帳 - おしおきさいきょちょう

A collection of criminal precedents from the Edo Shogunate. The Edo Shogunate initially had a policy of not creating legal codes or collections of precedents, as they would restrict the free judgment of judges. However, as precedents were accumulated and the judicial system was improved, those involved in the courts began to seek certain standards for judgment. During the Kanbun period (1661-73), court records began to be preserved and organized, and from the Genroku period (1688-1704) onwards, various collections of precedents were compiled. The Oshioki Saikyocho is the largest of its kind and is relatively well-organized, making it an important record of the Shogunate's criminal administration before the enactment of the Kujikata Osadamegaki (1742).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

江戸幕府の刑事判例集。江戸幕府は当初法典や判例集は裁判官の自由な判断を拘束するものとして，作成しない方針であった。しかし判例の集積，司法の整備が進むにつれて，裁判関係者は判断についての一定の標準を求めるようになった。寛文期(1661‐73)になると裁判記録が保存，整理されることとなり，元禄期(1688‐1704)以後各種の判例集が編集された。《御仕置裁許帳》はこの種のもののうち最大かつ比較的よく編成されており，《公事方御定書》制定(1742)以前の幕府刑政を見る重要な記録である。

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