その手続きは、日本国憲法及び国際社会における義務に反するものであり、「法令違憲」と「適用違憲」のいずれか、あるいは両方に基づいており、公正な裁判のルールに違反して行われている。
Setsu Kobayashi
日本における宗教法人の解散：憲法上の問題４．公正な裁判に関する国際規定および国内規定の違反
宗教法人の解散手続きは非公開で行われるため、告発された宗教にとって特に不公平なものとなる。
Dissolving Religious Corporations in Japan: Constitutional Problems. 5. Conclusion: The Action Against the Unification Church is Unconstitutional
The proceedings are against Japan’s Constitution and international obligations. They are based on either or both “unconstitutional law” and “unconstitutional application” and conducted in violation of the rules of fair trial.
Dissolving Religious Corporations in Japan: Constitutional Problems. 4. Violation of International and Domestic Provisions on Fair Trial
Proceedings for the dissolution of a religious corporation are conducted behind closed doors, which makes them especially unfair for the accused religion.
日本における宗教法人の解散：憲法上の問題３．宗教法人法第８１条
この規定は、宗教法人は犯罪で有責となった場合にのみ解散できると解釈されない限り、違憲である。
日本における宗教法人の解散：憲法上の問題２．優越的人権としての信教の自由
人権の中で信教の自由が有する固有の地位は、宗教が自らを組織化でき、免税が認められるべきであることを意味している。
Dissolving Religious Corporations in Japan: Constitutional Problems. 3. Article 81 of the Religious Corporation Act
The provision is unconstitutional unless it is interpreted to mean that religious corporations can only be dissolved if found guilty of a crime.
日本における宗教法人の解散：憲法上の問題１．宗教と政治：対立と癒着
統一教会の抗告審が係属中の東京高等裁判所に、著名な法学者である慶応大学名誉教授が提出した意見書。
Dissolving Religious Corporations in Japan: Constitutional Problems. 2. Freedom of Religion as a Superior Human Right
The unique status of religious freedom among human rights implies that religions should be able to self-organize and be granted tax exemptions.
Dissolving Religious Corporations in Japan: Constitutional Problems. 1. Religion and Politics: Conflicts and Collusions
A report submitted to the Tokyo High Court, where the Unification Church appeal is pending, by a renowned legal scholar, professor emeritus at Keio University.
Setsu Kobayashi
Setsu Kobayashi is a professor emeritus at Keio University and a lawyer. He is a Doctor of Law and a Honorary Doctor of Otgontenger University, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Born in Tokyo in 1949, he completed his doctoral course at Keio University Graduate School of Law in 1977. After working as a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School, he was a professor at Keio University from 1989 to 2014. During that time, he also served as an invited professor at Peking University and an associate fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. In 2014, he became a professor emeritus at Keio University. His books include “Constitutional Revision and Deterioration” (Jiji Press), “The Truth of Constitutional Revision” (co-authored with Yoichi Higuchi, Shueisha), “Politicians Who Do Not Understand ‘Human Rights’” (Kodansha), and several others.