This interpretation of the Constitution held by the Government, that the exercise of the right of collective self-defense is not permitted at all under the Constitution, has not been changed until today.
The latest proposals are a push not to change the constitution but to reinterpret what it may allow, in particular, the principle of collective self-defence- coming to the aid of allies.
年、内閣法制局は、日本は集団的自衛権を有するが、9条があるのでそれを行使はできないと決定している。
In 1981 the Cabinet Legislative Bureau decided that Japan has the right of collective self-defense(CSD), but due to Article 9 it could not exercise this right..
Enabling the exercise of the right of collective self-defense would strengthen relations with other trustworthy countries and would lead to preemptively diminishing the potential for conflict by enhancing deterrence.
Relationships among Three Laws A series of reactions held by the Legislation Bureau on the Cabinet's decision to approve the right of collective self-defense eloquently reflect the truth of the Abe government.
Therefore, it should be interpreted that the exercise of the right of collective self-defense is also included in"the minimum extent necessary", and the exercise of the right of collective self-defense should be permitted.
From March 29, it is possible that Japan will exercise its rights of collective self-defense. This is a turning point of Japan's postwar"purely defensive defense" security policy.
That is exactly why it is incumbent upon us in Japan to reconstruct the legal basis pertinent to the right of collective self-defence and to international cooperation, including the United Nations peacekeeping operations.
そして、現在、憲法と集団的自衛権、集団安全保障、PKOなどとの関係について、議論を進めています。
We are currently advancing discussions regarding the relationship between the Constitution of Japan and such issues as the right of collective self-defense, collective security measures, and peacekeeping operations.
Also, as for the exercise of right to collective self-defense, it is reported that the Council on Legal Bases of Security Policy will be called in August and the constitutional interpretations are expected to be modified in this autumn.
This is congruent with the Abe Cabinet's decision of July 1 last year that made it possible for Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense.
The fact that Japan could not exercise the right to collective self-defense for constitutional reasons became a large hindrance in strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance.
If Prime Minister Abe truly believes it is necessary to use the right to collective self-defence for the sake of Japan, he should put a proposal to revise Article 9 of the Constitution directly to the Japanese people.
The collective self-defense right, which allows Japan to use force against other countries even when Japan is not under armed attack, is completely different from the right of individual self-defense..
The fact that exercising the right to collective self-defense was not constitutionally recognized created an impediment in efforts to develop closer ties in the U.S.-Japan alliance.
If the governing party should win a landslide in this election, legislation for recognizing the exercise of collective self-defense would presumably proceed right away, and the movement to change the Constitution would undoubtably pick up speed.
However, over whether the scope of"the minimum necessary level" would be limited to the right to individual self-defense for protecting Japan only or would include the right to collective self-defense for protecting its allies as well.
As in the cases of the economic crisis of Greece, and the Islamic State terrorist organization, it is also difficult for us to foresee the perspectives of affairs in Asia, like the stock-price-crash in Chinese market and national security bills including the right to collective defense in Japan.
The proposals on NSC, the right of collective defense and the Education Rebuilding Council, through which Premier states to'overcome the self-torturing view on the history' and'enhance patriotic school education', mean confirmation of the first-round Abe government's policy from the more rightist stance and pose a new ambition.
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