postwar Constitution of Japan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/postwar_Constitution_of_Japan

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy	1946-11-03
gptkbp:amendmentProcess	requires two-thirds Diet approval and majority referendum
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Constitutions_of_Japan gptkb:Legal_history_of_Japan gptkb:Postwar_Japan gptkb:Supreme_Commander_for_the_Allied_Powers 1947 in law 1947 in Japan Pacifism in Japan
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Article_14 gptkb:Article_24 gptkb:Article_9 gptkb:Article_96
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:draftedBy	gptkb:Government_Section_of_Supreme_Commander_for_the_Allied_Powers
gptkbp:establishes	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:monarchy separation of powers independent judiciary
gptkbp:executiveBranch	Japanese government
gptkbp:guarantees	freedom of speech freedom of religion freedom of assembly universal suffrage equality under the law
gptkbp:headOfState	gptkb:Emperor_of_Japan gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	postwar Constitution of Japan
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:United_States_Constitution gptkb:Weimar_Constitution British constitutional law
gptkbp:judicialBranch	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Japan
gptkbp:language	Japanese
gptkbp:legislature	gptkb:National_Diet
gptkbp:manuscriptLocation	gptkb:National_Archives_of_Japan
gptkbp:nativeName	gptkb:日本国憲法
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:MacArthur_Constitution
gptkbp:numberOfArticles	103
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Constitution_of_Japan
gptkbp:principle	pacifism popular sovereignty fundamental human rights
gptkbp:prohibits	maintaining military forces for war waging war
gptkbp:promotion	gptkb:Emperor_Hirohito
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Meiji_Constitution
gptkbp:startDate	1947-05-03
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Meiji_Constitution
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5