Japanese Constitution (1947)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Japanese_Constitution_(1947)

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Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy	gptkb:Allied_occupation_of_Japan
gptkbp:amendmentProcess	requires two-thirds majority in both houses and majority in referendum
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Article_14 gptkb:Article_24 gptkb:Article_9 gptkb:Article_96 Article 41
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:director	Japanese government
gptkbp:draftedBy	Constitutional Problem Investigation Committee
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce	1947-05-03
gptkbp:establishes	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:monarchy independent judiciary
gptkbp:guarantees	freedom of speech freedom of religion right to due process freedom of assembly right to education right to work right to maintain minimum standards of wholesome and cultured living
gptkbp:headOfState	gptkb:Emperor_of_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Japanese Constitution (1947)
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Meiji_Constitution gptkb:United_States_Constitution British constitutional law
gptkbp:judicialBranch	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Japan
gptkbp:language	Japanese
gptkbp:legislature	gptkb:National_Diet
gptkbp:neverAmended	true
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Postwar_Constitution gptkb:Peace_Constitution
gptkbp:notable_for	Article 14 (equality under the law) Article 24 (gender equality in marriage) Article 9 (renunciation of war) Article 96 (amendment procedure)
gptkbp:numberOfArticles	103
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Constitution_of_Japan
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:National_Archives_of_Japan
gptkbp:prohibits	discrimination based on race, creed, sex, social status, or family origin maintenance of armed forces for war potential
gptkbp:promulgationDate	1946-11-03
gptkbp:refersTo	Nihon-koku Kenpō
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Meiji_Constitution
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:monarchy human rights pacifism separation of powers parliamentary government universal suffrage sovereignty of the people renunciation of war
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:State_Shinto_system gptkb:Prince_Shidehara_Kijūrō
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8