Imperial Household Law
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The Imperial Household Law is the Japanese statute that governs the structure, succession, and internal affairs of the Imperial Family.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imperial Household Law of Japan | 10 |
| Imperial Household Law canonical | 4 |
| Imperial House Law of Japan | 3 |
| Imperial House Law of 1889 | 2 |
| Basic Law on the Imperial Court | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Japanese statute ⓘ |
| amended | 2017 special one-time abdication law for Emperor Akihito ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Imperial House of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Family of Japan
|
| articleCount | 27 articles ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Constitution of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
postwar Constitution of Japan
|
| chapter |
Imperial House of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Family
Imperial Household Council ⓘ Miscellaneous Provisions ⓘ Regency ⓘ Succession to the Throne ⓘ |
| chapterCount | 7 chapters ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | subordinate to the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1947-01-16 ⓘ |
| defines |
membership of the Imperial Family
ⓘ
order of succession to the Imperial Throne ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1947-05-03 ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
National Diet
ⓘ
surface form:
National Diet of Japan
|
| excludesFromSuccession |
adopted children
ⓘ
collateral branches not in the male line ⓘ female members of the Imperial Family ⓘ |
| governs |
internal affairs of the Imperial Family
ⓘ
structure of the Imperial Family ⓘ succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | matters internal to the Imperial House ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalField |
constitutional law of Japan
ⓘ
public law of Japan ⓘ |
| legalStatus | statutory law ⓘ |
| officialNameInJapanese | 皇室典範 ⓘ |
| prohibits | adoption into the Imperial line for succession purposes ⓘ |
| providesFor | establishment of Imperial Household Council ⓘ |
| providesThat |
a female Imperial member loses Imperial status upon marriage to a commoner
ⓘ
the Emperor must be a male descendant in the male line of the Imperial lineage ⓘ |
| regulates |
Imperial abdication procedures
ⓘ
Imperial household finances in relation to public funds ⓘ Imperial marriages ⓘ loss of Imperial status ⓘ regency for the Emperor ⓘ titles of Imperial Family members ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constitution of Japan
ⓘ
Imperial Household Agency ⓘ |
| replaced |
Imperial Household Law
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Imperial House Law of 1889
|
| restrictsSuccessionTo | male-line male descendants of the Emperor ⓘ |
| shortName | Kōshitsu Tenpan ⓘ |
| subjectOfDebate |
reform of male-only succession rule
ⓘ
restoration or creation of female branches of the Imperial Family ⓘ |
| successionPrinciple | agnatic primogeniture ⓘ |
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Imperial Household Law of Japan
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Imperial Household Law of Japan
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Imperial House Law of 1889
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Imperial Household Law of Japan
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Imperial House Law of Japan
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Imperial Household Law of Japan
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Imperial Household Law of Japan
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Imperial House Law of 1889
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Imperial Household Law of Japan
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Sokui no rei
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Imperial House Law of Japan
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Imperial House Law of Japan
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Imperial Household Law of Japan
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Imperial Household Law of Japan
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Basic Law on the Imperial Court
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Imperial Household Law of Japan
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Imperial Household Law of Japan