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国際公共政策研究. 2014, 19(1), p. 129-145

The Obligation of the Japanese Government after the withdrawal of the reservation to art.13 (2) (c) of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Nose, Masaharu

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2014-09

The Japanese Government has taken a new turn after it withdrew its reservation, which was the right not to be bound “in particular by the progressive introduction of free education” in applying the provision of subparagraph (c) of paragraph 2 of article 13 of ICESCR, on September 11, 2012. 33 years have passed since Japan ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in 1979. The ratio of public tertiary education expenditure to the gross domestic product of Japan was higher in the 1960’s than it is now. But the percentage of household expenditure of the total of public and private expenditure for tertiary education has significantly increased. This is owing to the government policy, “The beneficiary payment principle”. Though the Central Education Council had recommended trying to increase public expenditure to the average of OECD countries in the draft of the Basic Plan for the Promotion of Education, the Japanese cabinet omitted this and approved the Basic Plan for the Promotion of Education on June 14, 2013. In this article, I argue that the Japanese government should take steps to fully implement article 13 (2) (c) by analyzing the General Comments of Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) and ICESCR.

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The Obligation of the Japanese Government after the withdrawal of the reservation to art.13 (2) (c) of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Nose, Masaharu

大阪大学大学院国際公共政策研究科

English

2014-09

国際公共政策研究

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https://hdl.handle.net/11094/53820