Japanese judicial system

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appealsTo gptkb:High_Courts
gptkbp:appointedBy Japanese government
gptkbp:caseLaw limited role
gptkbp:chiefJusticeAppointedBy gptkb:Emperor_of_Japan
gptkbp:chiefJusticeNominatedBy Japanese government
gptkbp:civilCasesHeardBy gptkb:District_Courts
gptkbp:civilProcedureCode Code of Civil Procedure (Japan)
gptkbp:constitutionalReview gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Japan
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:courtDress black robes
gptkbp:courtRecordsPublic Partially
gptkbp:courtSessionsOpenToPublic Yes
gptkbp:criminalCasesHeardBy gptkb:District_Courts
gptkbp:criminalProcedureCode gptkb:Code_of_Criminal_Procedure_(Japan)
gptkbp:deathPenalty Yes
gptkbp:doubleJeopardyProhibited Yes
gptkbp:education Law schools in Japan
gptkbp:established 1947
gptkbp:familyCasesHeardBy gptkb:Family_Courts
gptkbp:finalAppealTo gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Japan
gptkbp:highestCourt gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese judicial system
gptkbp:includes gptkb:High_Courts
gptkb:District_Courts
gptkb:Family_Courts
Summary Courts
gptkbp:judge Japanese
gptkbp:jurySystem Saiban-in system
gptkbp:language Japanese
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Constitution_of_Japan
gptkbp:legalProfessionals attorneys
judges
prosecutors
gptkbp:legalQualificationExam National Bar Examination (Japan)
gptkbp:mainLegalCode gptkb:constitutional_law
statutes
codes
gptkbp:membership gptkb:Japan_Federation_of_Bar_Associations
gptkbp:minorCasesHeardBy Summary Courts
gptkbp:notableReform introduction of lay judge system (2009)
gptkbp:numberOfSenators 15
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Ministry_of_Justice_(Japan)
gptkbp:presumptionOfInnocence Yes
gptkbp:prosecutorsSupervisedBy Prosecutor-General
gptkbp:publicProsecutorsOffice Yes
gptkbp:rightToAppeal Yes
gptkbp:rightToCounsel Yes
gptkbp:type civil law system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Osaka_District_Court
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7