Abstract
Japanese courts have become increasingly open to the use of international human rights law in the past two decades. This paper examines several of the key decisions that reflect the judiciary's embrace of international law, particularly in the areas of criminal procedure and minority rights. I argue that the judiciary has eclipsed the other branches of government as the primary disseminator of human rights norms in Japan.
Keywords
human rights, international law, domestic application, criminal procedure, minority rights
Publication Date
2010
Document Type
Article
Place of Original Publication
Columbia Journal of Asian Law
Publication Information
International Human Rights Law in Japan: The View at Thirty
Repository Citation
Webster, Timothy, "International Human Rights Law in Japan: The View at Thirty" (2010). Faculty Publications. 579.
https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/faculty_publications/579
Comments
23 Columbia Journal of Asian Law 241 (2010).