act of state

Japanese: act of state(英語表記)actofstate
act of state

...refers to acts of a state that have a highly political character. Terms such as "act of state" in the UK, "political question" in the US, "acte de gouvernement" in France, and "Regierungsakt" in Germany are said to roughly correspond to this concept of "act of government." In Japan, under the Constitution of Japan, the courts have jurisdiction over all legal disputes, and in particular the power to review unconstitutional legislation. In this context, acts of government have been discussed as a concept that indicates the limits of the exercise of judicial power.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "act of state" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…国家の行為のうち高度な政治的性格をもつものを指す。イギリスのact of state,アメリカのpolitical question,フランスのacte de gouvernement,ドイツのRegierungsaktといった語は,ほぼこの統治行為の観念に当たるとされる。日本では,日本国憲法の下で裁判所がいっさいの法律上の争訟について裁判権をもち,とりわけ違憲立法審査権を有することとなり,それとの関連で,統治行為が司法権行使の限界を示す観念として論じられてきた。…

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