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Professor Masanori Okada, Waseda University School of Law
The problem is that Prime Minister Yoshii Kan refused to appoint six jurists and historians who were recommended to the Cabinet Office as new members by the special national organization “Academic Council of Japan” that makes policy proposals. All six do not agree with government policies under security-related laws and specific secrecy protection laws. The intention of the Kan administration to eliminate people who do not agree with the government comes to mind.
■ Professor at the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of TokyoOne
He criticized the Specific Secret Protection Law enacted in December 2013, saying that it could endanger the foundations of democracy itself. He was also an interlocutor for the “Association of academics against security laws.” In 2007, he won the Suntory Arts Award for “Tokuville Equality and Inequality Theorist.”
■ Waseda University School of LawProfessor Masanori Okada(administrative law)
One of the callers from the “Waseda University Volunteers Association for the Abolition of Security-Related Bills.” In 2018, he issued a statement protesting the government’s response with other academics on the issue of building a new US military base in Henoko, Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture.
■ Tokyo Jiekai Medical SchoolProfessor Ryuichi Ozawa(Constitution)
In July 2015, he attended the central hearing of the House of Representatives Special Commission as a teacher recommended by the opposition party. He pointed to the unconstitutionality of the security-related bill, saying that it could lead to the unstoppable exercise of collective self-defense, and called for its abolition.
■ Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of TokyoProfessor Yoko Kato(Modern history of Japan)
One of the callers of the “Constitutional Democracy Society” created by constitutional scholars. He has opposed the revision of the constitution and the Specific Law of Secret Protection. In 2010, he won the Hideo Kobayashi award for “Still, the Japanese chose war.” He was also a member of the government archives management committee.
■ Ritsumeikan University School of LawProfessor Takaaki Matsumiya(Criminal law)
In June 2017, he criticized the revised bill punishing organized crime, including the purpose of “crime of collusion,” in a reference question from the House Legal Committee, saying it would be “the worst security legislation. after the war “.
■ Kyoto UniversityProfessor Sadamichi Ashina(Christian studies)
Supporters of the “Association of Academics Against Security Laws” and the “Kyoto University Volunteer Association for Freedom and Peace” against security legislation.
