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Protection Of Property Rights And Due Process Of Law In The Japanese Constitution, Nobushige Ukai, Nathaniel L. Nathanson
Protection Of Property Rights And Due Process Of Law In The Japanese Constitution, Nobushige Ukai, Nathaniel L. Nathanson
Washington Law Review
Some writers find a reflection of the due process clauses of the fifth and fourteenth amendments of the United States Constitution in Article 31 of the 1946 Japanese Constitution. Article 31 provides: "No person shall be deprived of life or liberty, nor shall any other criminal penalty be imposed, except according to procedure established by law." Obviously there are disparities as well as similarities between this article and the American due process clauses. Since the Japanese Constitution was framed under the direction of the Supreme Command Allied Powers (SCAP), during the allied occupation, the similarities are not surprising. Many of …