Transcending law : the unintended life of Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution

Author(s)

• Port, Kenneth L.

Bibliographic Information

Transcending law : the unintended life of Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution

Kenneth L. Port

Carolina Academic Press, c2010

Note

Includes index

Contents of Works

• Context
• History of Article 9
• Two competing meanings of article 9
• The history and status of Japan's "self-defense forces"
• Examples of the absurd
• The Supreme Court's (non) jurisprudence of Article 9
• The comparative data on the size of the Japanese SDF
• The debate over the rule of law and Article 9
• The various "stories" of Article 9
• Opinion surveys regarding Article 9
• Japan as a partner in the war on terror
• Conclusion: the demise of Article 9 and Japanese pacifism

Details

• NCID: BB01007119
• ISBN:
  • 9781594607493
• LCCN: 2009036287
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Durham, N.C.
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 278 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : KNX2305
  • DC22 : 341.7/30952
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Japan. Kenpō (1946). Dai 9-jō
  • LCSH : Japan -- Defenses -- Law and legislation
  • LCSH : Renunciation of war -- Japan