Saikō-Saibansho

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Saikō-Saibansho is the highest judicial authority in Japan, serving as the nation’s court of last resort and overseeing the constitutionality of laws and government actions.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
judicial body
supreme court
appointmentProcess Chief Justice appointed by the Emperor of Japan on designation by the Cabinet
justices appointed by the Cabinet of Japan
branchOf Judicial branch of Japan
buildingLocation Hayabusachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo
composition Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of Japan
Chief Justice of Japan
constitutionalBasis Article 81 of the Constitution of Japan
country Japan
dateEstablished 1947
establishedBy Constitution of Japan
hasAuthority final appellate jurisdiction in administrative cases
final appellate jurisdiction in civil cases
final appellate jurisdiction in criminal cases
judicial review
hasBuilding Supreme Court of Japan building
hasFunction ensuring uniform interpretation of Japanese law
reviewing the constitutionality of administrative actions
reviewing the constitutionality of statutes
hasPosition Chief Justice of Japan
hasWebsite https://www.courts.go.jp/
interprets Constitution of Japan
laws of Japan
jurisdiction Japan
languageOfProceedings Japanese
legalSystem civil law system of Japan
locatedIn Chiyoda, Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo
nativeNameLanguage ja
numberOfJudges 15
officialName Saikō-Saibansho
Supreme Court of Japan
oversees constitutionality of government actions in Japan
constitutionality of laws in Japan
regionServed nationwide
role court of last resort in Japan
guardian of the Constitution of Japan
highest judicial authority in Japan
supervises District Courts of Japan
Family Courts of Japan
High Courts of Japan
Summary Courts of Japan
lower courts of Japan
typeOfCourt constitutional court (functionally)
court of last resort

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Saikō-Saibansho
officialName
Supreme Court of Japan
shortName

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