Vote value disparity and judicial review in Japan

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dialnet-ar-18-ART00013012532018-12-19Vote value disparity and judicial review in JapanTsuji, YuichiroVote value disparityjudicial reviewJapanese electionIken-Jotai doctrineJapanese Supreme CourtDisparidade de valor de votorevisão judicialeleição japonesadoutrina Iken-JotaiSuprema Corte do JapãoThis study aims to propose a discussion on vote value disparity and judicial review in Japan. The starting point of this analysis is the 2015 ruling by the Japanese Supreme Court on the disparity in the number of members in the House of Representatives following the general elections of December 2014. According to the Japanese Constitution, the value of the votes should be equal to the total number of voters. It was requested to the Supreme Court that the results of the 2014 elections for the House of Representatives were considered null and void. The article analyses the current Diet, the Japanese electoral system, the Japanese judicial review and the relation between representatives and voters. Then, it focuses on Iken- Jotai doctrine on “unconstitutional state or condition”, about the irregularities with the process, as well as the 2015 reform and the Supreme Court’s decision. It concludes, amongst other things, that the analyzed decision used the political question theory, and that the autonomy and discretion of the cabinet should have been considered. The methodology of the study is bibliographic and jurisprudential analysis on the theme.Este estudo tem como objetivo propor uma discussão sobre a disparidade do valor do voto e a revisão judicial no Japão. O ponto de partida desta análise é a decisão de 2015 do Supremo Tribunal japonês sobre a disparidade no número de membros na Câmara dos Representantes após as eleições gerais de dezembro de 2014. De acordo com a Constituição japonesa, o valor dos votos deve ser igual ao número total de eleitores. A Suprema Corte japonesa foi demandada para que os resultados das eleições de 2014 para a Câmara dos Representantes fossem considerados nulos e sem efeito. O artigo analisa o atual regime, o sistema eleitoral japonês, a revisão judicial japonesa e a relação entre representantes e eleitores. Em seguida, enfoca a doutrina Iken-Jotai sobre “estado ou condição inconstitucional”, sobre as irregularidades com o processo, bem como sobre a reforma de 2015 e a decisão da Suprema Corte. Conclui, entre outras coisas, que a decisão analisada utilizou a teoria das questões políticas e que a autonomia e discrição do gabinete deveriam ter sido consideradas. A metodologia do estudo é a análise bibliográfica e jurisprudencial sobre o tema.2018text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=6718902(Revista) ISSN 2359-5639Revista de Investigações Constitucionais, ISSN 2359-5639, Vol. 5, Nº. 2, 2018 (Ejemplar dedicado a: maio/agosto), pags. 57-90engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI

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Vote value disparity
judicial review
Japanese election
Iken-Jotai doctrine
Japanese Supreme Court
Disparidade de valor de voto
revisão judicial
eleição japonesa
doutrina Iken-Jotai
Suprema Corte do Japão

Vote value disparity
judicial review
Japanese election
Iken-Jotai doctrine
Japanese Supreme Court
Disparidade de valor de voto
revisão judicial
eleição japonesa
doutrina Iken-Jotai
Suprema Corte do Japão
Tsuji, Yuichiro
Vote value disparity and judicial review in Japan

This study aims to propose a discussion on vote value disparity and judicial review in Japan. The starting point of this analysis is the 2015 ruling by the Japanese Supreme Court on the disparity in the number of members in the House of Representatives following the general elections of December 2014. According to the Japanese Constitution, the value of the votes should be equal to the total number of voters. It was requested to the Supreme Court that the results of the 2014 elections for the House of Representatives were considered null and void. The article analyses the current Diet, the Japanese electoral system, the Japanese judicial review and the relation between representatives and voters. Then, it focuses on Iken- Jotai doctrine on “unconstitutional state or condition”, about the irregularities with the process, as well as the 2015 reform and the Supreme Court’s decision. It concludes, amongst other things, that the analyzed decision used the political question theory, and that the autonomy and discretion of the cabinet should have been considered. The methodology of the study is bibliographic and jurisprudential analysis on the theme.

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Tsuji, Yuichiro

Tsuji, Yuichiro

Tsuji, Yuichiro

Vote value disparity and judicial review in Japan

Vote value disparity and judicial review in Japan

Vote value disparity and judicial review in Japan

Vote value disparity and judicial review in Japan

Vote value disparity and judicial review in Japan

vote value disparity and judicial review in japan

2018

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