Devotion of Hiroshima to the Cause of Peace
April 2005
Peace Promotion Division
International Peace Promotion Department
http://www.city.hiroshima.jp/shimin/heiwa/peaceenglish.html
The City of Hiroshima
1. The Intent of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial City Construction Law
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial City Construction Law is a "special law"under Article 95 of the constitution. The law was promulgated to promote Hiroshima's recovery after its destruction by the atomic bomb ; it took effect on August 6, 1949. The intent of the law is expressed in Article One. The law "aims at the construction of Hiroshima as a Peace Memorial City, a symbol of the ideal of making lasting peace a reality."
