The Constitution of Japan

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84113-792-6
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 324 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 417 g

Reihe: Constitutional Systems of the World

Japan boasts the second largest economy in the world and almost two thousand years of history. Yet, its first modern constitution, the Meiji Constitution, was not enacted until comparatively recently (1889). Since then, following World War II, Japan adopted its current Constitution, the Japanese Constitution of 1946. This book is designed to explain the outline of Japan's Constitution, together with a number of its unique characteristics and to offer an historical background and context which help explain its significance. Major topics covered include the constitutional history of Japan, fundamental principles of the Constitution, the people and the Emperor, the Diet and legislative power, Cabinet and executive power, and the Judiciary and judicial power. Also discussed is the protection of fundamental human rights, individual rights - including freedom of expression,economic freedoms, and social rights - pacifism and national defence, and the constitutional amendment and reform. Although the Japanese Constitution was enacted under the strong influence of the United States Constitution, many of its features are very different. For instance the existence of an Emperor, the long dominance of a conservative party over the Government, the relatively strong power of government bureaucrats, the absence of a leadership role in the Prime Minister, the small role the judiciary play in solving constitutional disputes and the struggle over national defence. Written in an accessible style and comprehensive in content, the reader will find this account of the constitutional law of Japan both unique and stimulating.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Matsui, Shigenori

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht Verfassungsgeschichte, Verfassungsvergleichung
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Asien (inkl. Türkei und Naher Osten)
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Constitution: Context And History

Introduction

Part I: Constitutional Context

Part II: History

Part III: Sources Of Constitutional Law

Part IV: Supremacy of the Constitution

Part V: Fundamental Principles of the Japanese Constitution

Conclusion

Further Reading

2 The Constitution, the People and the Emperor

Introduction

Part I: The Popular Sovereignty Principle

Part II: The People

Part II: Election and Political Party

Part IV: The Emperor

Conclusion

Further Reading

3 The Diet and the Legislative Power

Introduction

Part I: The Diet

Part II: Powers of the Diet

Part III: Legislative Process 78
Part IV: Legislators and Bureaucrats: Reality of the Legislative Process

Conclusion

Further Reading

4 The Cabinet and the Executive Power

Introduction

Part I: The Status of the Cabinet and the Prime Minister

Part II: The Powers of the Cabinet

P art III: The Relationship Between the Cabinet and the Diet

Part IV: The Prime Minister, the Cabinet and Bureaucrats

Part V: Legal Control of the Executive

Conclusion

Further Reading

5 The Courts and the Judicial Power

Introduction

Part I: The Courts

Part II: Justiciability

Part III: The Power of Judicial Review

Conclusion

Further Reading

6 The Protection of Fundamental Human Rights: Structural Issues

Introduction

Part I: Fundamental Human Rights

Part II: Applicability of Constitutional Rights

Part III: Restrictions on Fundamental Human Rights

Conclusion

Further Reading

7 The Protection of Fundamental Human Rights: Specific Rights

Introduction

Part I: Equality

Part II: Personal Freedoms

Part III: Economic Freedoms

Part IV: Social Rights

Conclusion

Further Reading

8 Pacifism And National Defence

Introduction

Part I: Pacifism

Part II: The Self-Defence Force

Part III: The Japan–United States Mutual Security Treaty

Part IV: The Constitution and International Peace Cooperation

Conclusion

Further Reading

9 Constitutional Amendment and Reforms

Introduction

Part I: Constitutional Amendment

Part II: Amending the Japanese Constitution or Enacting a New Constitution

Conclusion

Further Reading

Über Autor(innen)

Shigenori Matsui is Director of Japanese Legal Studies at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.