The Right To Equality Before The Law, The Aspect Of Differential Treatment - Japan and Sri Lanka
Keywords:
Japanese Constitution, Sri Lankan Constitution, Dominion Status, 1947, Japan, Sri Lanka, Constitution, Fundamental Liberties, fundamental rights, constitutional rights, equality before the law, equality, constitutionalismAbstract
This article sets out to examine the attitude of the Japanese and Sri Lankan court in interpreting the fundamental rights of equality before the law guaranteed by the Constitutions of these two countries. It covers the period from 1947 up to the present date. The year 1947 is of significance both to Japan and Sri Lanka. In that year Japan "received" her Constitution from the Allied Powers. This Constitution which is still in force repealed the Meiji Constitution of 1889. It is based on Western democratic concepts and includes a declaration of fundamental rights. The fundamental rights of equality before the law which is enshrined in the American Constitution, also appeared in the Chapter recognising fundamental rights in the Japanese Constitution.
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