Issue 6
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ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 6
Concerning the Japanese Public’s Evaluation of Supreme Court Justices
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…
Tokuji Izumi -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 6
Judicial Recruitment and Promotion: Responses to Professors Ramseyer and Repeta
In this Article, the author comments on the issues addressed by law professors J. Mark Ramseyer and Lawrence Repeta about the appointment of judges…
Shin-ichi Nishikawa -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 6
The Supreme Court and the Push for Transparency in Lower Court Appointments in Japan
An Article on the responsibility of the Japanese Supreme Court in the selection and appointment of lower court judges is presented. It highlights the…
Daniel H. Foote -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 6
Reserved Seats on Japan’s Supreme Court
The Article examines the decision on the allocation of seats to private attorneys and scholars in the Japanese Supreme Court. It outlines the reallocation…
Lawrence Repeta -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 6
Do School Cliques Dominate Japanese Bureaucracies?: Evidence from Supreme Court Appointments
The Article presents a study which explores the impact of educational backgrounds on the appointment of judges in the Japanese Supreme Court. According to…
J. Mark Ramseyer -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 6
Constitutional Precedents in Japan: A Comment on the Role of Precedent
In this Article, the author comments on the views of Professor Hiroshi Itoh about the approach of the Japanese Supreme Court towards constitutional precedents.…
Shigenori Matsui -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 6
The Role of Precedent at Japan’s Supreme Court
The Article examines the use of precedents in the judicial decision making of the Japanese Supreme Court. It outlines the paradigms of the behavioral…
Hiroshi Itoh -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 6
“Ch?sakan”: Research Judges Toiling at the Stone Fortress
The Article describes the role of research judges in the Supreme Court of Japan. It outlines the functions of research judges under Article 57…
Masako Kamiya -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 6
Looking Through the Wrong End of the Telescope: The Japanese Judicial Response to Steel Partners, Murakami, and Horie
The Article discusses the “Bulldog Sauce” case of the Japanese Supreme Court which addresses corporate laws. It outlines the judicial efforts of the Japanese…
Stephen Givens -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 6
Judicialization of Politics and the Japanese Supreme Court
The Article focuses on the author’s comments to the article of Professor Shigenori Matsui which stresses the conservatism of the Japanese Supreme Court. It…
Tokujin Matsudaira -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 6
The Japanese Constitution As Law and the Legitimacy of the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Decisions: A Response to Matsui
The Article focuses on the author’s comments to the article of Professor Shigenori Matsui about the conservative jurisprudence of the Japanese Supreme Court. It…
Craig Martin -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 6
The Supreme Court of Japan: Commentary on the Recent Work of Scholars in the United States
In this Article, the author discusses the issues involving the Supreme Court of Japan (SCJ). It outlines the scholarly works of American law professors…
Tokiyasu Fujita