| ID: |
HARP-618 |
| Title: |
Rights and Identities of Ethnic Minorities in Japan: Indigenous Ainu and Resident Koreans |
| Source: |
Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law 2001, Volume 2, Number 1, 119-141 |
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| Year: |
2001 |
| Pages: |
0 |
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| Keywords: |
constitution, economic, social, and cultural rights, human rights, Japan, Korea/Korean, law, nationality, non-discrimination, social security, civil and political rights, security, indigenous people, minority rights, self-determination, liberty |
| Abstract: |
This article deals with two ethnically distinct groups of people in Japan: 1) the Ainu people, who are Japanese in terms of nationality, but require special indigenous rights that are not given to other nationals, and 2) resident Koreans who do not have Japanese nationality but demand constitutional rights traditionally reserved to nationals. This article includes a history of laws concerning the Ainu, and the legal status and constitutional rights of foreigner in general, with particular attention to resident Koreans |
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Keywords: civil and political rights, constitution, cultural rights, economic, human rights, indigenous people, Japan, Korea/Korean, law, liberty, minority rights, nationality, non-discrimination, security, self-determination, social, social security
