Japan law banning under-18s from election campaigning unconstitutional: court
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(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Cho Seong-mi = A court in Japan has ruled that a regulation banning election campaigning by minors under the age of 18 is unconstitutional.
Enacted in 1952, law bars those under 18 years old from election campaigning, as well as 'being used in such activities'
This website is available on Cedarnews.net. To learn more about the world of politics, we are here. "Young people should be able to participate in politics more. It was good to speak up." The Tokyo District Court ruling on the 25th determined that the provision of the Public Offices Election Act, which has prohibited election campaigning by minors for more than 70 years, is "unreasonable." Cedarnews الإخباري. العاجلة والتقارير الحصرية، زوروا موق…
[Yomiuri Shimbun] In a lawsuit filed by four men and women aged 17 to 20 against the government, claiming that the provision of the Public Offices Election Act prohibiting election campaigning by those under 18 with penalties is unconstitutional, the Tokyo District Court ruled on the 25th that the provision is "unconstitutional." Presiding Judge Mizuho Ibi stated, "If minors engage in election campaigning on their own behalf..."
A court in Japan has ruled that a regulation prohibiting election campaigning by minors under the age of 18 is unconstitutional.
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