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This is a guide to current Japanese constitutional law. A general introduction includes information on the political system and the historical background of Japan.;The book deals with: the sources of Japanese constitutional law (treaties, constitutions, legislation, jurisprudence, unwritten law, subordinate rules and regulations and hierarchy of legal rules); the form of Government (outlining the legal status of the Head of State, the Legislature, the Executive, the Judiciary and independent agencies); the State and its subdivisions, citizenship and the administration of justice (nationality, human rights, judicial control, legal position of aliens); and specific problems such as foreign relations, the power of the military, emergency laws and taxing power.
