GPS INVESTIGATIONS IN JAPAN

This panel reviews GPS investigations in Japan. In 2017, the Japanese Supreme Court held that warrantless GPS searches are illegal. This case shows the boundary of permissible investigation using high technology. Rapidly developing technology challenges legal research. The Japanese Constitution has no term for “privacy,“ and its notion and scope have been questioned in Japan....

Panel 4, MONDAY 25 June 2018 16:45-18:15

Privacy and GPS investigation in Japan

In 2017, the Japanese Supreme Court held that warrantless GPS searches are illegal. This case shows the boundary of permissible investigation using high technology. Rapidly developing technology challenges legal research. The Japanese Constitution has no term for “privacy,“ and its notion and scope have been questioned in Japan. This paper reviews notion of privacy in...

Panel 4, MONDAY 25 June 2018 16:45-18:15