Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Disciplines
Constitutional Law | Law | Law and Politics
Center/Program
Center for Japanese Legal Studies
Abstract
Over seventy years ago it would have seemed inconceivable in the aftermath of a calamitous war that a complete reorientation of Japan into a pacifist society, modeled on Western principles of individual rights and democracy, would succeed in upending a deeply entrenched political order with roots dating back centuries.
The post-war Japanese constitution lies at the heart of this transformation. Drafted, negotiated and promulgated a mere fourteen months after Japan's formal surrender, it has remained a model of stability amidst transformational changes in the domestic and international political landscape. In the seventy-plus years since its adoption, it has not been amended once.
Recommended Citation
Nobuhisa Ishizuka,
Constitutional Reform in Japan,
33
Colum. J. Asian L.
5
(2019).
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