Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan

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article of the Constitution of Japan constitutional provision

Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that establishes the National Diet as Japan’s supreme legislative body, forming the basis for its bicameral structure including the House of Councillors.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Article 42 of the Constitution of the Constitution of Japan	0

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	article of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ constitutional provision ⓘ
appliesTo	House of Councillors ⓘ surface form: House of Councillors of Japan House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
basisFor	House of Councillors ⓘ surface form: House of Councillors of Japan House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ bicameral structure of the National Diet ⓘ
chapter	Chapter IV of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
chapterSubject	The Diet ⓘ
constitutionalStatus	supreme legislative authority of the National Diet ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
defines	National Diet ⓘ surface form: National Diet of Japan as the highest organ of state power National Diet ⓘ surface form: National Diet of Japan as the sole law-making organ of the State
effectiveFrom	3 May 1947 ⓘ
establishes	Japan’s supreme legislative body ⓘ National Diet ⓘ surface form: National Diet of Japan
governmentBranch	legislative branch ⓘ
governs	status of the National Diet in the Japanese state ⓘ structure of the National Diet ⓘ
hasLegalHierarchy	supreme law under the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
jurisdiction	national legislature of Japan ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
legalEffect	establishes the Diet as the central organ of state power ⓘ provides constitutional foundation for Japan’s bicameral parliament ⓘ
legalSystem	Japanese constitutional law ⓘ
partOf	Constitution of Japan ⓘ
relatedTo	Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
replaced	provisions on the Imperial Diet in the Meiji Constitution ⓘ
subject	National Diet ⓘ surface form: National Diet of Japan legislative branch of Japan ⓘ

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House of Representatives of Japan → hasConstitutionalArticle → Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ

House of Councillors → legalBasis → Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ