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 Human Rights Constitutionalism in Japan and Asia: The Writings of Lawrence W. Beer

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-viii)   (76K)
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    • Table Of Contents
    • Preface
  • Constitutionalism In Asia And The United States (1-41)   (215K)
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    • Introduction
    • Constitutions In Asia
    • Some Meanings Of “Constitutionalism” Today
    • Constitutionalism In Asia And The United States
    • American Influence On Constitutionalism In Asia
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Current Human Rights Issues In Asia (42-50)   (82K)
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    • Patterns Of Human Rights Problems In Asia
    • Recent Human Rights Successes
    • Notes
  • Constitutionalism And Rights In Japan And Korea (51-80)   (176K)
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    • Japan
    • Korea
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Comparative Perspectives On Human Rights In Korea (81-94)   (104K)
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    • Paradox And Tragedy
    • The Human-Rights Revolution
    • The Study Of Law And Human Rights In Foreign Countries
    • Constitutions And Rights In Asia
    • Transcultural Human Rights Theory
    • Human Rights In South Korea
    • Notes
  • Human Rights Theory And “Freedom Culture” (95-110)   (114K)
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    • Introduction
    • Philosophical And Motivational Foundations Of Human Rights
    • Freedom And Tolerance In Community
    • A Free Home For Ideas, Not A Marketplace
    • Freedom Culture In Eastern Asia: The Case Of Japan
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Japan, 1969: “My Homeism” And Political Struggle (111-124)   (96K)
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    • Demonstrations, Peaceful And Violent
    • Party Politics And The Diet
    • The Judicial Year
    • Okinawa Reversion, The Security Treaty, And Defense
    • Japan And The World
    • Conclusion
    • Selected Reading
    • Notes
  • Social Patterns And Freedom Of Expression (125-152)   (186K)
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    • I. Assumptions And Caveats
    • II. Social Structure, Values, And Freedom, Past And Present
    • III. Some Tensions Among Values Affecting Freedom Of Expression
    • IV. A Scale Of Reticence And Freedom
    • V. The Expansion Of The Duty Of Tolerance
    • Notes
  • Human Rights Commissioners (Jinken Yogo Iin) And Lay Protection Of Human Rights In Japan (153-166)   (123K)
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    • Introduction
    • Constitutional Rights In Japan
    • The Beginnings And Development Of The Commissioner System
    • Human Rights Commissioners: Their Selection And Organization
    • The Works And Days Of Human Rights Commissioners
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Constitutional Revolution In Japanese Law, Society And Politics (167-193)   (173K)
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    • The Two Modern Constitutional Revolutions
    • The Revision Controversy
    • Japan’s Constitutional Theory
    • Constitutional Culture And Law
    • The Law Of Demonstrations
    • Some Aspects Of Freedom For The Mass Media
    • Conclusion: Some Problems And Prospects
    • Notes
  • Freedom Of Expression: The Continuing Revolution (194-218)   (156K)
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    • Constitutional Provisions On Freedom
    • Society, Government, And Freedom
    • Some Judicial Decisions On Freedom Of Assembly And Association
    • Expression Rights Of Employees
    • Mass Media Rights And Responsibilities
    • Secrecy And Press Freedom
    • History Textbooks And Nationalism
    • Conclusion: Freedom And Community In Constitutional Cultures
    • Notes
  • Japan’s Constitutional Law, 1945–1990 (219-248)   (180K)
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    • 1 Japan’s Constitutionalism Since 1945
    • 2 The Courts
    • 3 Criminal Justice
    • Notes
  • National Security And Freedom Of Expression In Japan (249-258)   (90K)
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    • I Introduction
    • II The Current World Context And Common Security Assumptions
    • III Expression And National Security In Japan
    • IV Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Rejection Of War: Japan’s Constitutional Discourse And Performance (259-264)   (71K)
  • Conclusion: Towards Human Rights Constitutionalism In Asia And The United States? (265-275)   (89K)
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    • A New American Constitutionalism?
    • Notes
  • Afterword: Asian Constitutionalism In The Twenty-First Century (276-287)   (88K)
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    • Tolerance Of Human Rights
    • Climate Change And Freedom Of Information
    • A Right To Peace
    • Notes
  • Appendix: Adventures With Asia: Studying Human Rights Constitutionalism Here And There (288-295)   (71K)
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    • Improbable High Points
    • A Biographical Note
    • Studying Asian Law
    • Asian Views
  • Bibliography (296-302)   (70K)
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    • A. Books
    • B. Articles And Chapters
    • C. Publications In Japanese (Japanese Names Are Given In The Japanese Name Order, Surname First)
    • D. Publications In Korean
    • E. Book Reviews
  • Index (303-312)   (69K)