Legal provisions for direct democracy at the regional level
Japan
- Mandatory referendum
- Agenda initiative
- Recall
Constitution ofJapan (Mandatory Referendum)
(Cameinto effect May 3, 1947; not amended since)
http://?www.?kantei.?go.?jp/?foreign/?constitution_?and_?government_?of_?japan/?constitution_?e.?html
Article 95. A special law, applicable only to one local publicentity, cannot be enacted by the Diet without the consent of the majority ofthe voters of the local public entity concerned, obtained in accordance withlaw.
Local Autonomy Law: Article 74 (AgendaInitiative)
(Passed April 1947; last amended April 2013)
http://?law.?e-?gov.?go.?jp/?htmldata/?S22/?S22HO067.?html
Local Autonomy Law: 76, 78, 80, 81, 83(Recall)
(Passed April 1947; last amended April 2013)
http://?law.?e-?gov.?go.?jp/?htmldata/?S22/?S22HO067.?html
Direct Democracy in Asia, p. 72. (http://www.docstoc.com/docs/74258274/Direct-Democracy-in-Asia)
