あさひそしょう

朝日訴訟

the Asahi case

1957年に朝日茂(あさひしげる)が日本国憲法第25条に基づく生存権の保障を求めて、生活保護制度(welfare system)の改善を訴えた訴訟。

A lawsuit brought in 1957 by Asahi Shigeru that appealed for improvement in the welfare system requesting livelihood protection based on Article 25 of the Japanese Constitution.