Legislation for Peace and Security

The legislation for peace and security (Japanese: 平和安全法制, Hepburn: Heiwa anzen hōsei) is a package of legislation that enables Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defence in certain situations. In 2014, an advisory panel formed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recommended that Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, which prohibits the use of military force to resolve international disputes, be reinterpreted to allow Japan to mobilise the Japan Self-Defence Forces to assist an allied country that has come under attack. Legislation to facilitate this change was submitted to the Japanese parliament in May 2015. Despite some public opposition, the law was passed by the House of Representatives in July 2015, and the House of Councillors in September 2015, coming into effect in March 2016.

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