Court Act of Japan

E23572

Japanese statute judicial organization law

The Court Act of Japan is a fundamental law that organizes the country’s judicial system, defining the structure, jurisdiction, and administration of its courts.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Courts Act of Japan	3
Court Act (Japan)	1
Judges Act of Japan	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese statute ⓘ judicial organization law ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Japan ⓘ
basedOn	Constitution of Japan ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
defines	administrative functions of the Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ appointment procedures for judges in Japan ⓘ court administrative staff in Japan ⓘ court clerks in Japan ⓘ disciplinary procedures for judges in Japan ⓘ duties of judges in Japan ⓘ internal organization of Japanese courts ⓘ judicial secretaries in Japan ⓘ jurisdiction of district courts in Japan ⓘ jurisdiction of family courts in Japan ⓘ jurisdiction of high courts in Japan ⓘ jurisdiction of summary courts in Japan ⓘ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ qualifications of judges in Japan ⓘ status of judges in Japan ⓘ structure of district courts in Japan ⓘ structure of family courts in Japan ⓘ structure of high courts in Japan ⓘ structure of summary courts in Japan ⓘ structure of the Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ
fieldOfWork	constitutional law of Japan ⓘ judicial administration ⓘ procedural law of Japan ⓘ
hasPart	provisions on court administration ⓘ provisions on court jurisdiction ⓘ provisions on court organization ⓘ provisions on judges and court officials ⓘ
isFundamentalFor	judicial independence in Japan ⓘ operation of Japanese courts ⓘ separation of powers in Japan ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Japanese ⓘ
legalForm	Act ⓘ
legalSystem	civil law system ⓘ
partOf	fundamental laws of Japan ⓘ
regulates	administration of Japanese courts ⓘ judicial system of Japan ⓘ jurisdiction of Japanese courts ⓘ organization of courts in Japan ⓘ
subjectHasRole	allocating jurisdiction among different levels of courts in Japan ⓘ ensuring independence of the judiciary in Japan ⓘ providing legal framework for court administration in Japan ⓘ supporting fair and efficient trials in Japan ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kumamoto Branch of Fukuoka High Court → authorityDerivedFrom → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Courts Act of Japan

Daisan Shōhōtei → authorityGrantedBy → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

First Petty Bench → establishedBy → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

Grand Bench → establishedBy → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

Hiroshima High Court → establishedBy → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

district courts of Japan → establishedBy → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

Sapporo District Court → governedBy → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

Sapporo High Court → governedBy → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

Second Petty Bench → governedBy → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

Third Petty Bench → governedBy → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

Fukuoka High Court → governingLaw → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

Nagasaki Branch of Fukuoka High Court → governingLaw → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

Nagoya High Court → governingLaw → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

Tokyo District Court → governingLaw → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Courts Act of Japan

Tokyo High Court → governingLaw → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Courts Act of Japan

First Petty Bench → governingStatute → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Court Act (Japan)

Kagoshima Branch of Fukuoka High Court → legalAuthoritySource → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

Chief Justice of Japan → legalBasis → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

High Courts of Japan → legalBasis → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

family courts of Japan → legalBasis → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

summary courts of Japan → legalBasis → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

Attorney Act of Japan → relatedTo → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan → relatedTo → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan → relatedTo → Court Act of Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Judges Act of Japan