Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan

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article of the Constitution of Japan constitutional provision

Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that defines the composition and representative nature of Japan’s National Diet, including the House of Councillors.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Article 43 of the Constitution of the Constitution of Japan	1	0

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	article of the Constitution of Japan → constitutional provision →
adoptedWith	Constitution of Japan → surface form: postwar Constitution of Japan
appliesLevel	national →
appliesTo	House of Councillors → surface form: House of Councillors of Japan House of Representatives of Japan →
authority	supreme law of the nation →
chapter	Chapter IV of the Constitution of Japan →
chapterSubject	The Diet →
citedBy	Supreme Court of Japan →
citedIn	Japanese court decisions on electoral malapportionment →
clarifies	members of the National Diet represent the whole people rather than specific constituencies → representative character of Diet members →
concerns	membership of the House of Councillors → membership of the House of Representatives →
country	Japan →
defines	composition of the National Diet of Japan → representative nature of the National Diet of Japan →
enforcedOn	1947-05-03 →
enshrines	principle that Diet members are not delegates of particular districts or groups →
ensures	principle of popular sovereignty in Diet composition →
governs	status of members of the National Diet →
governsInstitution	House of Councillors → surface form: House of Councillors of Japan House of Representatives of Japan → National Diet → surface form: National Diet of Japan
hasJurisdictionOver	national-level legislative body →
interpretedAs	foundation of the concept of nationwide representation in Japan →
jurisdiction	territory of Japan →
language	Japanese →
legalEffect	binding →
legalForm	written constitutional article →
legalSystem	Japanese constitutional law →
numberInInstrument	43 →
partOf	Constitution of Japan →
predecessorInLaw	provisions on the Imperial Diet in the Meiji Constitution →
relatedProvision	Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 44 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan →
relatesTo	electoral system of Japan → parliamentary representation in Japan →
scope	all members of both Houses of the National Diet →
states	All members of both Houses shall be representatives of all the people → Both Houses shall consist of elected members →
subject	National Diet → surface form: National Diet of Japan
usedIn	constitutional interpretation of representation in Japan →

Referenced by (3)

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

House of Representatives of Japan → hasConstitutionalArticle → Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan →

House of Councillors → legalBasis → Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan →

Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan → relatedTo → Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan →