Grand Bench

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court formation judicial body

The Grand Bench is the full, 15-justice sitting of the Supreme Court of Japan that handles constitutional and other most significant legal cases.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court formation → judicial body →
applies	Constitution of Japan → laws of Japan →
buildingOverlooks	National Diet Building →
canDeclare	law unconstitutional →
canOverrule	precedents of Petty Benches →
convenesFrom	Petty Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan →
country	Japan →
decides	final interpretation of national statutes in Japan → final interpretation of the Constitution of Japan →
decisionRequirement	majority of justices present →
establishedBy	Constitution of Japan → Court Act of Japan →
handles	cases of great legal significance → constitutional cases → impeachment-related cases involving judges → statute constitutionality review →
hasAuthorityOver	Petty Benches of the Supreme Court of Japan →
hasMember	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan → Chief Justice of Japan →
hears	appeals from high courts in Japan → certain original jurisdiction cases →
jurisdiction	nationwide jurisdiction in Japan →
languageOfProceedings	Japanese →
legalSystem	civil law →
levelOfCourt	court of last resort →
locatedIn	Chiyoda, Tokyo → Japan → Tokyo →
location	Supreme Court of Japan building →
minimumQuorum	two-thirds of all justices →
nativeNameLanguage	ja →
numberOfJudges	15 →
partOf	Supreme Court of Japan →
partOfBranch	judicial branch of Japan →
role	guardian of the Constitution of Japan →
seat	Tokyo →
typeOfProceedings	collegial →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan ("grand bench of fifteen justices") →	decidesInPanelsOf
Supreme Court of Japan →	hasDivision
Chief Justice of Japan ("Supreme Court en banc") →	partOf