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TSUJI YUICHIRO
Department Undergraduate School , School of Law Position Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2021/01 |
| Type | Academic Journal |
| Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Japanese Government Actions against COVID-19 under the Directives of Constitutional and Administrative Law |
| Contribution Type | Sole-authored |
| Journal | Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review |
| Journal Type | Another Country |
| Publisher | Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 4(1),pp.1-34 |
| Total page number | 34 |
| Responsible for | 1-34 |
| Author and coauthor | Yuichiro Tsuji |
| Details | This paper elucidates the actions of the Japanese government against COVID-19 during the first five months of 2020. On May 25, 2020, the government lifted the emergency declaration passed under the amended Influenza Special Measure Act (ISMA).
This paper argues that the experience of Japanese government action is not unique, but similar to those of other countries. In February 2020, the Japanese government had passed ISMA against severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), not COVID-19. The Government hesitated to use ISMA against COVID-19 for political reasons. The government opened advisory boards and chose policy judgment. If a delay in governmental actions led to an increase in the number of serious patients, the governmental inaction was subjected to the State Redress Act and people will change the government in the next election.... |