The constitutional case law of Japan : selected Supreme Court decisions, 1961-70
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The constitutional case law of Japan : selected Supreme Court decisions, 1961-70
(Asian law series / School of Law, University of Washington, no. 6)
University of Washington Press, c1978
Available at 47 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. 270-278
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Preface
Abbreviations and Legends
Introduction
Relationships between Forms, Levels, and Types of Law
The Diet, the Cabinet, and the Courts
Local Autonomy
Taxation under the Constitution
Equality of Rights under the Law
The Economic Freedoms of Citizens
Rights Related to the Quality of Socioeconomic Life
the Right to Participate in Election Politics
Procedural Questions
Intellectual Rights and Freedoms
Appendix 1. Supreme Court Justices of Japan, 1961-1970
Appendix 2. Organization Chart of Japan's Judicial System, and Map of Court Jurisdictions in Japan
Appendix 3. The Constitution of Japan
Selected Bibliography
Index
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