Constitution of Japan (1947)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Constitution_of_Japan_(1947)
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Statements (53)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy 1946-11-03
gptkbp:amendmentProcess requires two-thirds Diet approval and majority referendum
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Article_14
gptkb:Article_24
gptkb:Article_9
gptkb:Article_96
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:draftedBy gptkb:Constitutional_Assembly_of_Japan
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:National_Diet
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Japan
Japanese government
Emperor as symbol of state
gptkbp:governs gptkb:Government_of_Japan
gptkbp:guarantees freedom of speech
freedom of religion
right to a fair trial
right to due process
universal suffrage
equality under the law
right to property
right to education
right to work
right to maintain minimum standards of wholesome and cultured living
gptkbp:hasNotBeenAmended true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitution of Japan (1947)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:British_Constitution
gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkb:Weimar_Constitution
gptkbp:language Japanese
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Postwar_Constitution
gptkb:Peace_Constitution
gptkbp:numberOfArticles 103
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:日本国憲法
gptkbp:origin gptkb:National_Archives_of_Japan
gptkbp:prohibits war as a sovereign right
maintenance of military forces
gptkbp:promotion gptkb:Emperor_Hirohito
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Allied_Occupation_of_Japan
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Meiji_Constitution
gptkb:Potsdam_Declaration
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Meiji_Constitution
gptkbp:startDate 1947-05-03
gptkbp:subject human rights
pacifism
parliamentary democracy
separation of powers
sovereignty of the people
emperor as symbol
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:Shidehara_Kijūrō
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5