Disambiguation evidence for Article 9 via surface form

"Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan"


As subject (47)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan".

Predicate Object
adoptedIn 1946
aimsTo prevent Japan from waging war again
aimsTo promote international peace
allows self-defense under certain interpretations
alsoKnownAs Renunciation of War
surface form: Pacifist Clause
alsoKnownAs Peace Clause
associatedWith Japan Self-Defense Forces
cameIntoForceOn 1947-05-03
comparedWith pacifist provisions in other national constitutions
country Japan
criticizedBy advocates of stronger national defense
debatedIssue collective self-defense
debatedIssue constitutional revision
debatedIssue constitutionality of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
declares the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation
declares the Japanese people renounce the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes
draftedUnderInfluenceOf Allied occupation of Germany
surface form: Allied occupation authorities
draftedUnderInfluenceOf Allied occupation of Japan
surface form: United States occupation of Japan
hasTwoParagraphs Paragraph 1 on renunciation of war
hasTwoParagraphs Paragraph 2 on prohibition of war potential and belligerency
historicalContext post–World War II settlement in East Asia
influenced Japan’s participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations
influenced Japan’s postwar security policy
inspiredBy pacifism
inspiredBy post–World War II demilitarization
instanceOf constitutional provision
instanceOf peace clause
interpretedBy Cabinet Legislation Bureau of Japan
surface form: Cabinet Legislation Bureau
interpretedBy Government of Japan
interpretedBy Supreme Court of Japan
language Japanese
legalStatus unamended since 1947
legalSystem Japanese law
partOf Constitution of Japan
politicallyAssociatedWith Japanese pacifist movements
politicallyAssociatedWith Liberal Democratic Party
surface form: Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
provides land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained
recognizedAs symbol of Japanese postwar pacifism
referencedIn international discussions on constitutional pacifism
relatedTo Japanese rearmament debate
relatedTo 1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security
surface form: Japan–United States Security Treaty
sectionOf Chapter II of the Constitution of Japan
subject limitations on armed forces
subject prohibition of war potential
subject renunciation of war
supportedBy many Japanese peace activists
typeOfRestriction constitutional limitation on use of force

As object (2)

Triples where some other subject referred to this entity as "Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan".

Renunciation of War article
"Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan"
↳ resolves to Article 9
General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers influenced
"Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan"
↳ resolves to Article 9