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Concerning the Japanese Public's Evaluation of Supreme Court Justices

Author: Tokuji Izumi (Supreme Court of Japan)

Abstract

The Article focuses on the author's views concerning the decision of the Japanese Supreme Court towards the election of members in the House of Representatives and the House of Councilors. It highlights the Japanese Election Law which regulates the election of members in the Upper and Lower Houses. It stresses the disparities in voting power in large cities which violate the equality guarantee of the Japanese Constitution.

Keywords: Constitutional law -- Japan, Election law -- Japan, Reforms -- Japan, Japan. Daishin'in

How to Cite: Izumi, T. (2011) “Concerning the Japanese Public's Evaluation of Supreme Court Justices”, Washington University Law Review. 88(6).