6/25/2020 Details of 2001 (Gyo-Tsu) 82 | Judgments of the Supreme Court  move to the main contents Sitemap About this site Privacy Policy search by keyword About the Judicial System Supreme Court  in Japan Publications Japanese  Judgments of the The Legal Training and The Training and Research Supreme Supreme Court Research Institute of Japan Institute for Court Officials Court Library Judgments of the Supreme Court TOP > Supreme Court of Japan > Judgments of the Supreme Court > Search Results 2001 (Gyo-Tsu) 82 Back Date of the judgment (decision) 2005.09.14 Case Number 2001 (Gyo-Tsu) 82 Reporter Minshu Vol. 59, No. 7 Judgment concerning whether or not the Public Offices Election Law (before amendment by Law No. 47 of 1998) was in violation of Article 15(1) and (3), Article 43(1), and the proviso of Article 44 of the Title Constitution for the reason that it completely precluded Japanese citizens residing abroad from voting in national elections at the time of the general election of members of the House of Representatives held on October 20, 1996 Case name Result Court of the Prior Instance Summary of the judgment (decision) Case to seek declaration of illegality of deprivation of the right to vote of Japanese citizens residing abroad Judgment of the Grand Bench, partially dismissed on the merits, partially quashed and decided by the Supreme Court Tokyo High Court, Judgment of November 8, 2000 1. The Public Offices Election Law (before amendment by Law No. 47 of 1998) was in violation of Article 15(1) and (3), Article 43(1), and the proviso of Article 44 of the Constitution for the reason that it completely precluded Japanese citizens who were residing abroad and had no address in any area of a municipality in Japan from voting in national elections at the time of the general election of members of the House of Representatives held on October 20, 1996. 2. The part of the provision of Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Public Offices Election Law that limits, for the time being, the applicability of the system for allowing Japanese citizens who were residing abroad and had no address in any area of a municipality in Japan to vote in national elections of Diet members under the proportional representation system will, at least at the time of the first general election of members of the House of https://www.courts.go.jp/app/hanrei_en/detail?id=1264 1/21

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