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- Title
WELFARE RIGHTS.
- Authors
OSUKA, AKIRA
- Abstract
The article discusses the development of the right to a decent life before and after World War II in the Japanese Constitution. The 1947 Constitution which added the programmatic declaration but not a judicially enforceable concrete right to a decent life is discussed. Of the three theories presented, the author advocates the Concrete Rights Theory in obligating the legislative branch to enact laws that embody the content of the right. It is acknowledged that after the war, the nation could not maintain the standard of living of the people due to its weak economic power and that the improved pension system was still insufficient. The author stresses that the right to a decent life encompasses the economic and cultural aspects of human life which must be secured with government measures.
- Subjects
JAPAN; CONSTITUTIONS; HUMAN rights; COST of living; ECONOMICS; PENSIONS
- Publication
Law & Contemporary Problems, 1990, Vol 53, Issue 1/2, p13
- ISSN
0023-9186
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/1191839