Breaking with Conservatism? - A Bolder Japanese Judiciary on the Rights of Sexual and Gender Minorities Kinoshita, Masahiko Author aut Baldwin, Guy Author aut Hatano, Ayako Author aut Text xx# 2024 Verfassungsblog 2024-08-07 eng
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 The Japanese Supreme Court has been described as “the most conservative constitutional court in the world”. And, though lower courts can sometimes be more active, the Japanese judiciary as a whole tends also to be referred to as conservative. However, recent developments challenge this view. In particular, Japanese courts have begun to issue rulings in favour of the rights of sexual and gender minorities on issues like same-sex marriage and gender recognition. Do these decisions suggest that the conservatism of the Japanese judiciary has been overstated – or are they signs of change? CC BY-SA 4.0 Kinoshita, Masahiko gender equality Judicial Activism minority rights Same Sex Marriage transgender rights 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/japan-supreme-court-same-sex/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/4c53e0f2de6b1f07 240807 10.59704/4c53e0f2de6b1f07 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)