@article{oai:serve.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000090, author = {加藤, 恵司}, journal = {聖学院大学論叢, The Journal of Seigakuin University}, month = {Jan}, note = {In modern usage, euthanasia is interpreted with various concepts. In general, it means ‘mercy killing’ or ‘ending life on purpose’, although the literal ‘easy death’ or ‘good death’ remains implicit. In the opinion of the anthor euthanasia means to choose the time of death by benevolent termination of a person’s life by another. In a well-known 1962 case of euthanasia, the Nagoya High Court convicted a man of murdering his father. The court ruled that taking a parson’s life was justified under the specific conditions, following the rules for illegality exemption. Medical practice in Japan has still been closed and never been peer-revised, in contrast to practice in the United States and Europian countries. Accordingly, taking a person’s life by a medical doctor has never reached the stage of a law suit. In order to legalize euthanasia, a special commisson to determine the act of euthanasia must be organized.}, pages = {243--258}, title = {法的死の諸問題(II) : 安楽死を考える}, volume = {第6巻}, year = {1994}, yomi = {カトウ, ケイジ} }