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Transcending law : the unintended life of Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution / Kenneth L. Port.

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Main Author: Port, Kenneth L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Japan. > Kenpō (1946). > Dai 9-jō.
Japan > Defenses > Law and legislation.
Renunciation of war > Japan.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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