¹ However, in the course of the legislative process for the enactment of the law, a political compromise was struck in the Diet to freeze the operation of the particular section of the law pertaining to this type of peacekeeping operation, because it was agreed to be premature for Japan to engage in the full-fledged participation in peacekeeping operations going beyond purely logistical support.

The views expressed herein are solely the author's and are not necessarily shared by the Constitutional Court or the Diplomatic Academy. The author would like gratefully to acknowledge the support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, whose grant made possible his participation in this 1996 Annual Meeting of The American Society of International Law.