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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. International Prison Commission, 1S5 East Fifteenth street, New York City, February 23, 1901. SIR: I have the honor to present herewith monographs on the penal codes of France, Germany, Belgium, and Japan. These monographs have been prepared by specialists distinguished in their respective countries for their knowledge of criminal law and procedure. They furnish interesting material for comparison with the penal codes of the United States and of the constituent States of the Union, in the work of code revision. A paper on the Japanese prison system, prepared by the minister of justice of Japan, which accompanied his article on the Criminal Code of that country, is likewise submitted as an interesting presentation of progress in Japan. I remain, sir, your obedient servant, S. J. Barrows, Commissioner of the United States on International Prison Commission. Hon. John Hay, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C. VII INTRODUCTION. The chapters on the French penal code and on penal procedure are placed first in this report because they stand in a historic relation to those which follow. Germany, Belgium, and in fact most of the countries of continental Europe were greatly influenced in penal legislation by the reaction in France in 1791 against cruel, archaic codes, the heritage of centuries, and by the development of the code of 1810, which after repeated revisions still remains the basis of the French law. This historic relation is set forth concisely in the opening pages of each of the monographs which make up this report. These papers on the French penal code were originally prepared for submission to the Fifth International Prison Congress, held in Paris in 1895. In their preparation some of the most eminent jurists...