2005年9月14日,日本最高法院大法庭作出了自《日本国宪法》施行以来的第7件法令违宪判决——在外选举制度部分违宪判决。本判决作为日本最高法院历史上为数不多的违宪判决之一,其意义自不待言。然而,本判决的意义绝不仅止于此:首先,本判决表明了应该在对限制公民选举权的法 On September 14, 2005, the Supreme Court of Japan made the seventh unconstitutional verdict since the implementation of the “Constitution of Japan.” - The part of the electoral system outside the country is unconstitutional. As one of the few judgments in the history of the Supreme Court of Japan, this judgment goes without saying. However, the significance of this judgment goes beyond that: First, the judgment shows that the law should be applied to restrict the rights of citizens to vote