Japan's Democracy at Risk - The LDP's Ten Most Dangerous Proposals for Constitutional Change
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| ANO | 2013 |
| TIPO | Article |
| PERIÓDICO | Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology |
| ISSN | 1743-7555 |
| E-ISSN | 1743-7563 |
| EDITORA | Wiley (Blackwell Publishing) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466013034384 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
Resumo
Is it time to bring Japan's postwar experiment in liberal democracy to an end? Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and his followers seem to think so. In April 2012, the LDP published a clear blueprint for constitutional revision that would go a long way toward achieving this goal.The Liberal Democratic Party has advocated fundamental revision of Japan's Constitution since its founding in 1955. Nearly seven decades after the end of World War II, LDP leaders remain humiliated by the thought that the country is governed under a constitution largely drafted by a team of foreign military officers. Abe is working hard to build a coalition with the power to rip the 'imposed constitution' out by its philosophical roots. He and his followers, who dominate the LDP, envision an 'autonomous constitution' (jishu kenpō) that would radically adjust the balance between government power and individual rights.