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28 Stan. J. Int'l L. 139 (1991-1992)
The Japanese International Law Revolution: International Human Rights Law and Its Impact in Japan

handle is hein.journals/stanit28 and id is 147 raw text is: The Japanese International Law Revolution: International Human Rights Law and Its Impact in Japan* KENNETH L. PORT** I. Introduction ........................................ 140 II. International Human Rights Treaties in Force in Japan ............................................... 141 A. Human Rights and the Japanese Constitution .. 141 B. The Covenants ................................. 142 III. The History of the Adoption of Foreign Cultural and Legal Concepts by Japan ....................... 145 A. Importation of Linguistic, Social, and Legal Systems from China ............................ 145 B. Use of European Legal Systems to Promote Change During the Meiji Restoration (1868- 1912) .......................................... 146 C. Japan's American Revolution . ............... 148 D. Conclusion ..................................... 151 IV. The Process by Which Treaties and Customary International Law Affect Domestic Conditions in Japan ............................................... 152 A. Treaty Law ..................................... 152 1. Force of Law ............................... 153 2. Self-Executing Status ....................... 153 * All Japanese source material quoted herein was translated by the author unless otherwise noted. ** Visiting Assistant Professor, Chicago-Kent College of Law. J.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989; B.A. Macalester College, cum laude, 1982. Mr. Port also prac- tices law in Chicago, representing Japanese clients in intellectual property law matters. The author expresses his appreciation to Howard P. Schneiderman, Takashi Hirano, and Rika Saeki for their assistance and, most importantly, to Paula Davis Port for her unwavering support.