日本自民黨安倍晉三政權企圖達成安全保障相關條文之修憲案――其修憲途徑與具體實踐（The Shinzo Abe Cabinet's/LDP's Drive to Amend the Constitution—Approaches and Practices）

安全保障関連の憲法改正を目指す安倍晋三・自民党のアプローチとその実践

本文研究目的在於探討安倍晉三內閣／自民黨企圖修改與日本安全相關的憲法前言與第九條的途徑與實踐。2016年7月參議院選舉結果，自民黨等修憲派掌握國會參眾兩院超過三分之二議席，首度在國會提議，為修憲程序交付國民公投案點亮綠燈。但是，最近的民調顯示，反對修憲的意見高於贊成，而且朝野黨派對於修憲議題，也是各有主張，其中亦分支為，修憲派、增憲派（即主張增修憲法條文派）、護憲派。安倍晉三內閣／自民黨採取修改憲法第96條以降低修憲門檻，或者是變更第九條的憲法解釋的途徑，後者目的雖然達成，但是卻引發極大反彈。今後，安倍晉三內閣／自民黨將透過國會憲法審查會的討論，以吸引國民的關心並形成共識，為修憲創造良好環境。

This study aims to explore the approaches and practices of the Abe-led Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in revising Japan's security-policy related Preamble and Article 9 of the Constitution. After the parliamentary election in July 2016, the political parties in favor of revising the Constitution, including LDP, have secured more than two-thirds of the seats in both Houses of Councillors and Representatives. The result has opened the door of possibility for the first time for the Congress to put constitutional change to a national referendum. However, according to the recent polls, the percentage of those who opposed to the constitutional revisions is greater than those who agreed. In addition, the political parties—regardless of in power or in opposition—have divided opinions on the constitutional revisions. Nevertheless, the Abe-led LDP opted to revise Article 96 of the Constitution to lower the threshold of amending the Constitution or to alter administration's interpretation of Article 9 of the Constitution. Although the latter was achieved, it has drawn backlash. From now on, the goal of Abe-led LDP is to increase citizen participation and to reach consensus through discussions on the Constitutional Review Committee of Japanese National Diet so as to pave the better way for constitutional revisions.