In conjunction with the election of the House of Representatives, there will be a public examination of the judges of the Supreme Court, known as “the guardians of the Constitution,””. This time, six of the 15 judges, including Chief Justice Yukihiko Imazaki, will be judged whether they should resign or not. Concerned that the system is becoming a mere shell, a group of lawyers said it was “an important opportunity to think about the future of the Supreme Court” and called on voters take an interest in (Chitomo Miyake, Masutake Kato).
◆ If you want it to stop, type “✕”
The High Court where the Supreme Court has 15 judges (file photo)
Impeachment is a constitutional system in which judges are removed from office by placing an “x” in the column of the judge they wish to impeach leave, and if a majority of valid votes are received, they are removed from office. If you do not write anything, it will be assumed that you have given your trust. If you enter anything other than “×” including “○”, it will be invalid.
Judges are vetted at the first election in the House of Representatives after they are appointed, and once confirmed, they are not vetted for 10 years. No one has been removed from office in the last 25 elections since 1949. It is now possible to vote abroad.
◆ “Does it fulfill its role in realizing the ideals shown in the Constitution?”
The Supreme Court is positioned as the “court of last resort,” which ultimately decides whether laws and ordinances violate the constitution. Last October, the government ruled that a provision in the law requiring surgery for transgender people to change their gender on their family register was unconstitutional. In July of this year, the old Eugenics Protection Act, which forced disabled people to undergo sterilization, was deemed unconstitutional, and the Diet moved to correct it.
On the other hand, there has been criticism that the government has been reluctant to make constitutional judgments, such as in a lawsuit filed by members of the opposition party claiming that there was a failure Abe’s cabinet to respond to the call of an extraordinary Diet session in 2017 unconstitutional. .
A booklet was created including the tests in which the six under investigation were involved.Democratic Lawyers Association of JapanYuichi Oyama, a lawyer from the National Investigation Project Team, held a press conference in Tokyo on the 16th and said, “The ideals enshrined in the Constitution, such as individual dignity, equality gender, academic freedom, the right to life, democracy and peace, have been realized.” “Are they fulfilling their role?” he asked.
Yes
2024-10-16 21:00:00
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