Peace Clause

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The Peace Clause is the nickname for Article 9 of Japan’s Constitution, which renounces war and prohibits Japan from maintaining traditional military forces for warfare.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Peace Clause canonical 2
Pacifist Clause 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision
nickname
adoptedIn 1947
aimsTo prevent Japan from engaging in war
promote international peace based on justice and order
allows existence of forces interpreted as self-defense forces
cameIntoForceOn 1947-05-03
country Japan
debatedIn Diet of Japan
surface form: Japanese Diet

Japanese public opinion
hasAlternativeName Article 9
No-war clause
hasEffectOn Japan Self-Defense Forces
Japan’s participation in collective self-defense
Japan’s security policy
hasEnglishName Peace Clause
hasJapaneseName 日本国憲法第9条
hasSection Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
influencedBy United States military authorities
surface form: United States occupation authorities

pacifist movements in Japan
Allied occupation of Japan
surface form: post–World War II occupation of Japan
interpretedBy Government of Japan
Supreme Court of Japan
language English
Japanese
legalForm article of constitution
legalStatus in force
legalSystem Japanese law
nicknameOf Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan
partOf Constitution of Japan
prohibits Japan from waging war as a sovereign right of the nation
maintenance of traditional military forces for warfare
maintenance of war potential
threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes
refersTo Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan
region East Asia
relatedTo Article 51 of the United Nations Charter
collective self-defense
pacifist constitution
states land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained
the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation
the right of belligerency of the state will not be recognized
subject collective security
pacifism
renunciation of war
self-defense

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Article 9 alsoKnownAs Peace Clause
subject surface form: Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan alsoKnownAs Peace Clause
this entity surface form: Pacifist Clause