Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan

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Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan is a constitutional provision that defines key aspects of the organization and functioning of Japan’s national legislature, including the House of Councillors.

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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
National Diet
surface form: National Diet of Japan
chapterSubject The Diet
constitutionalRank supreme law within Japanese legal order
containedIn official Japanese text of the Constitution of Japan
country Japan
defines duration of term of office of members of the House of Representatives
effect of dissolution of the House of Representatives on members’ term of office
enactedBy Constituent authorities of postwar Japan
governs House of Representatives
surface form: members of the House of Representatives
governsAspectOf functioning of the National Diet
organization of the National Diet
hasEnglishTitle Article 50
hasLegalForceSince 3 May 1947
hasType national constitutional rule
interpretedBy Japanese constitutional scholars
Supreme Court of Japan
isBasisFor statutory provisions on term of office of House of Representatives members
jurisdiction Japan
language Japanese
legalStatus in force
legalSystem Japanese constitutional law
locatedInDocument Chapter IV of the Constitution of Japan
partOf Constitution of Japan
publicationDate 3 November 1946
regulates continuity of membership in the House of Representatives
relatedTo Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 48 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 51 of the Constitution of Japan
relevantFor electoral law of Japan
parliamentary dissolution practice in Japan
political system of Japan
subject dissolution of the House of Representatives
term of office of members of the House of Representatives

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House of Councillors legalBasis Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan relatedTo Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan