Peace Preservation Law of 1925
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The Peace Preservation Law of 1925 was a Japanese statute that criminalized socialist, communist, and other anti-imperial ideologies in order to protect the emperor-centered state and suppress political dissent.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese law
ⓘ
repressive legislation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
communist ideologies
ⓘ
other anti-imperial ideologies ⓘ socialist ideologies ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Public Security Preservation Law ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
Korea under Japanese rule
ⓘ
Taiwan under Japanese rule ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1925 ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| criminalized |
advocacy of altering the kokutai
ⓘ
forming associations that denied private property ⓘ organizing associations with the objective of altering the kokutai ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1925-04-22 ⓘ |
| effect |
expansion of political policing
ⓘ
restriction of freedom of association ⓘ restriction of freedom of speech ⓘ suppression of socialist and communist organizations ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Home Ministry of Japan
Special Higher Police ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation of Japan’s interwar security state
ⓘ
key instrument of prewar Japanese thought control ⓘ |
| ideologicalBasis |
anti-communism
ⓘ
emperor-centered nationalism ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| laterAmended |
to allow death penalty for certain offenses
ⓘ
to increase maximum penalties ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| penalty |
imprisonment
ⓘ
long-term penal servitude ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Taisho era
ⓘ
surface form:
Taishō period Japan
rise of left-wing movements in Japan ⓘ |
| protectedConcept |
emperor system
ⓘ
kokutai ⓘ |
| purpose |
to criminalize anti-imperial ideologies
ⓘ
to protect the emperor-centered state ⓘ to suppress political dissent ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Public Security Preservation Law system
ⓘ
General Election Law of 1925 ⓘ
surface form:
Universal Manhood Suffrage Law of 1925
|
| repealedAfter | Japan’s defeat in World War II ⓘ |
| repealedBy |
Allied occupation of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Occupation authorities
|
| targetedGroup |
Japanese Communist Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Japan Communist Party
labor activists ⓘ socialist intellectuals ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction |
ideological control
ⓘ
political repression ⓘ |
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