Political Process Theory Is Not a Utility Knife: Comparative Political Process Theory and Judicial Review in Japan

I. Introduction | II. A Prior Japanese Scholar’s Concern | III. The Idea of Political Process Theory | IV. The Prior Situation in Japan | 1. The Appointment System | 2. The Cabinet Legislative Bureau | 3. The Black Box and Public Welfare Doctrine | V. Proposing the “Double Standard” | 1. The Idea of the “Double Standard” and Political Process Theory | 2. Underway | 3. Reasons for the Failure | VI. Incremental Change? | VII. Conclusion