Human rights constitutionalism in Japan and Asia the writings of Lawrence W Beer

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Constitutionalism in Asia and the United States -- Current human rights issues in Asia -- Constitutionalism and rights in Japan and Korea -- Comparative perspectives on human rights in Korea -- Human rights theory and "freedom culture" -- Japan, 1969 : "my homeism" and political struggle -- Social patterns and freedom of expression -- Human rights commissioners (JInken Yogo Iin) and lay protection of human rights in Japan -- Constitutional revolution in Japanese law, society, and politics -- Freedom of expression : the continuing revolution -- Japan's constitutional law, 1945-1990 -- National security and freedom of expression in Japan -- Rejection of war : Japan's constitutional discourse and performance -- Conclusion: Towards human rights constitutionalism in Asia and the United States? -- Afterword: Asian constitutionalism in the twenty-first century.