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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Household Law of Japan | 0 | 4 |
| Imperial House Law of 1889 | 0 | 1 |
| Imperial House Law of Japan | 0 | 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
→
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 House Law of Japan
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Imperial Household Law of Japan
this entity surface form:
Imperial Household Law of Japan
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Imperial House Law of 1889
this entity surface form:
Imperial Household Law of Japan