Why Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan should be interpreted in line with International Law and Why Japanese Constitutional Lawyers Failed to Understand it Appropriately
広島平和科学 Volume 43
Page 89-105
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Title ( eng ) |
Why Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan should be interpreted in line with International Law and Why Japanese Constitutional Lawyers Failed to Understand it Appropriately
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Creator |
SHINODA Hideaki
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Source Title |
広島平和科学
Hiroshima Peace Science
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Volume | 43 |
Start Page | 89 |
End Page | 105 |
Journal Identifire |
[PISSN] 0386-3565
[EISSN] 2434-9135
[NCID] AN00213938
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Abstract |
This essay provides an interpretation of Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan by illustrating the fact that the provision was originally designed to require Japan to comply with contemporary international law. This essay thus criticizes the traditional interpretation of Japanese constitutional lawyers, who sought to emphasize the distinctiveness of the provision by ignoring its purpose. This essay emphasizes that Article 9 (1) is intended to reinforce the Kellogg ― Briand Pact of 1928 and the Charter of the United Nations of 1945. The Prohibition of “war potential” in Article 9 (2) should be understood in line with the first paragraph. “War” of “war potential” of the second paragraph is in the end the illegal action in contemporary international law. Thus, the second paragraph only indicates the prohibition of the possession of the means to conduct illegal actions. The renunciation of “the right of belligerency of the state” of Article 9 (2) is the provision of non-recognition of the illegal concept in the eyes of international law. Article 9 (2) only repudiates the claim in the wartime Japanese Empire against international law. In conclusion, Article 9 is the declaration of Japan to comply with contemporary international law and cannot be regarded as a provision to renounce the legitimate right of self-defense and the military means to exercise it.
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This essay is a revised version of the same author’s essay in Japanese language, 篠田英朗「現代国際法と日本国憲法の整合性の解明~従来の憲法学通説の 9 条解釈の問題点~」, in Hiroshima Peace Science 41 (2019) . While this essay is not a direct translation, the substance is almost identical.
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eng
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Resource Type | departmental bulletin paper |
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広島大学平和センター
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Date of Issued | 2022-03 |
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Copyright (c) 2021 広島大学平和センター
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Publish Type | Version of Record |
Access Rights | open access |
Source Identifier |
[ISSN] 0386-3565
[ISSN] 2434-9135
[NCID] AN00213938
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