TSUJI YUICHIRO    Department   Undergraduate School  , School of Law    Position   Professor
Date	2019/09/19
Presentation Theme	National Referendum and Popular Sovereignty in Japan
Conference	DEMOCRATIC RENEWAL IN TIMES OF POLARISATION. THE CASE OF BELGIUM
Promoters	KU LEUVEN
Conference Type	International
Presentation Type	Speech (General)
Contribution Type	Individual
Venue	Leuven, Belgium
Details	This paper analyzes the concept of “national referendum” and the relationship between representatives and citizens in Japan. In Japan, there is no provision for a referendum in national level except by an amendment of the constitution, and a special statute in national parliament, which is applicable only at the local public entity level.....