The Constitutional Case Law of Japan
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The Constitutional Case Law of Japan

Selected Supreme Court Decisions, 1961-70

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Available until 23 Dec |Learn more

The Constitutional Case Law of Japan

Selected Supreme Court Decisions, 1961-70

About this book

The Constitutional Case Law of Japan, 1970 through 1990, contains translations of 47 Japanese judicial decisions, selected after consultation with leading Japanese constitutional lawyers and judges. Landmark decisions, cases considered legally, socially, or politically importatn, and cases of special interest to the foreign scholar are included. Major areas covered are the renunciation of war, equality of rights, economic freedoms, rights related to the quality of life, rights of participation in election politics, procedural rights, and rights and freedoms of the spirit. A substantial introduction gives an overview of Japan's constutionalism since 1945, and concisely explains the constitutional system and the courts and their roles. Brief summaries of the cases translated and cases not translated are provided.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Abbreviations and Legends
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1. Relationships between Forms, Levels, and Types of Law (Kokuhō no keishiki)
  7. Chapter 2. The Diet, the Cabinet, and the Courts (Kokkainaikaku)
  8. Chapter 3. Local Autonomy (Chihō jichi)
  9. Chapter 4. Taxation under the Constitution (Zaisei)
  10. Chapter 5. Equality of Rights under the Law (Hō no moto no byōdo)
  11. Chapter 6. The Economic Freedoms of Citizens (Keizaiteki jiyū)
  12. Chapter 7. Rights Related to the Quality of Socioeconomic Life (Shakaiken)
  13. Chapter 8. The Right to Participate in Election Politics (Sanseiken)
  14. Chapter 9. Procedural Questions
  15. Chapter 10. Intellectual Rights and Freedoms (Seishinteki jiyuken)
  16. Appendix 1. Supreme Court Justices of Japan, 1961–70
  17. Appendix 2. Organization Chart of Japan's Judicial System, and Map of Court Jurisdictions in Japan
  18. Appendix 3. The Constitution of Japan (Nihonkoku kempō)
  19. Selected Bibliography
  20. Index