大阪地方法院驳回了三名死刑犯要求禁止绞刑处决的请求，裁定通过行政诉讼提出此类挑战不适当。这些犯人辩称绞刑违反了禁止残酷惩罚的国际条约。主审法官Noriko Yokota表示，日本的刑事判决以绞刑作为处决方式为前提。
2026年1月16日，大阪地方法院驳回了三名死刑判决已最终确定的犯人要求禁止国家实施绞刑处决的请求。原告援引日本批准的《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》，该公约禁止不人道和残酷惩罚，辩称绞刑“残酷，不应继续”。 主审法官Noriko Yokota驳回了这一主张，称通过行政诉讼质疑处决方式不适当。她指出，日本的刑事判决以绞刑处决为前提，批准禁令将与已确定的刑事判决相矛盾。此外，该法官认为没有依据偏离1955年最高法院的裁决，该裁决未认定绞刑为残酷。 同日，在新闻发布会上，原告律师批评该裁决，称其为“最糟糕的判决”，因未能解决核心问题。尽管受到国际人权团体的批评，绞刑几十年来一直是日本的标准处决方式。这一决定可能加剧该国关于死刑执行方式的辩论。
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