Court Cases on Prisoner Voting Restrictions

Abstract

This article analyzes some court cases on prisoner voting restrictions in Japan. For this purpose, Chapter 2 briefly outlines the general principles on the voting rights and restrictions from the viewpoint of the Constitution of Japan. Chapter 3 explains some court decisions on voting restrictions in Japan. Chapter 4 describes two decisions about prisoner voting restrictions by Courts in Osaka. Chapter 5 considers two decisions about them by Courts in Hiroshima. And Chapter 6 presents some issues in the future.