Taishin-in

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Taishin-in was Japan’s prewar highest judicial body, serving as the nation’s supreme court under the Meiji Constitution before being replaced by the modern Supreme Court of Japan.


Statements (27)
Predicate Object
instanceOf court
judicial body
supreme court
category Courts of Japan
Defunct courts
Judiciary of Japan
constitutionalBasis Meiji Constitution
country Japan
function court of last resort
final appellate court
interpretation of laws of the Empire of Japan
governmentBranch judicial branch of the Empire of Japan
historicalEra Meiji era
surface form: "Meiji period"

Taisho era
surface form: "Taishō period"

Showa era
surface form: "early Shōwa period"
jurisdiction Japan
surface form: "Empire of Japan"
languageOfProceedings Japanese
legalSystem Japanese law
location Tokyo
partOf Government of Japan
surface form: "government of the Empire of Japan"
precededBy earlier Tokugawa and early Meiji judicial organs
replacedBy Supreme Court of Japan
role highest judicial body in prewar Japan
supreme court under the Meiji Constitution
status defunct
succeededBy Supreme Court of Japan
timePeriod prewar Japan

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