裁判所は、判断が信教の自由を侵害するものではないという説得力のない見解を示し、さらに寄付に関する新法を遡及的に適用した。
Japan
Japan: Dissolution of the Unification Church. The Duval Report. 3. Reading the Decision
The District Court relied not only on civil cases but also on settlements and statements, and ignored the issue of deprogramming.
日本：統一教会解散決定における法的問題点 １. 国連勧告の無視
この決定は、日本に「公共の福祉」に基づいて権利を制限しないよう求めた国連の３つの勧告を無視した。
Japan: Dissolution of the Unification Church. The Duval Report. 2. The Japanese Context
The court decision is the culmination of almost forty years of harassment of the religious movement by politically motivated and greedy lawyers.
Japan: Dissolution of the Unification Church. The Duval Report. 1. The Religious Aim of Donations
The dissolution decision is based on the accusation of soliciting excessive donations. But their religious nature is ignored.
日本における統一教会の解散：誤った決定の徹底分析５：信教の自由の侵害
この決定は、それが宗教や信念の自由と両立すると主張しているが、そうではない。
日本における統一教会の解散：誤った決定の徹底分析４：２００９年のコンプライアンス宣言
重要な疑問は、事件が2009年以降ほぼゼロにまで減少したかどうかだ。裁判所はこれに異議を唱えたが、裁判所の数字自体がこれが事実であることを裏付けている。
Japan: Legal Issues in the Unification Church’s Dissolution Verdict. 4. How Problems Almost Ceased After 2009
In 2009, the church issued a “Compliance Declaration” that reduced the claims against it almost to zero at the time of the Abe assassination.
Japan: Legal Issues in the Unification Church’s Dissolution Verdict. 3. Relying on Civil Cases
Civil cases do not require the same strict standards of fact-finding of criminal cases. They should not be used as grounds for dissolution.
Japan: Legal Issues in the Unification Church’s Dissolution Verdict. 2. Religious Liberty
Unconvincingly, the court stated that the verdict did not violate freedom of religion or belief. It also applied the new law on donations retroactively.