district courts of Japan
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The district courts of Japan are the primary trial courts in the Japanese judicial system, handling most serious civil and criminal cases at first instance.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court system
→
trial court → |
| appealDeadlineCivil |
two weeks from service of judgment
→
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| appealDeadlineCriminal |
14 days from pronouncement of judgment
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| appealTo |
high courts of Japan
→
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| canIssue |
damages awards
→
declaratory judgments → injunctions → |
| canOrder |
pretrial detention in criminal cases
→
search warrants → seizure warrants → |
| civilPanelComposition |
usually one professional judge
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|
| constitutionalReviewPower |
incidental review of constitutionality of laws
→
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| country |
Japan
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| criminalPanelComposition |
one or three professional judges
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| employs |
court clerks
→
court investigators → professional judges → |
| establishedBy |
Court Act of Japan
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| fundedBy |
national government of Japan
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| handles |
administrative cases
→
serious civil cases → serious criminal cases → |
| hasBranchCourts |
multiple branch courts in larger prefectures
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| hasMainCourts |
one in each prefecture
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| hasNotableSpecialization |
some courts have specialized IP divisions
→
some courts have specialized commercial divisions → |
| hasSummaryBranches |
some summary branches in remote areas
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| hearsAppealsFrom |
summary courts of Japan
→
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| jurisdictionLevel |
first instance
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| languageOfProceedings |
Japanese
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| legalSystem |
civil law system
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| locationType |
seat in major cities
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| mayUse |
lay judges in saiban-in system
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| numberOfCourts |
50
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| partOf |
courts of Japan
→
judicial system of Japan → |
| presidingOfficerTitle |
chief judge
→
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| procedureLaw |
Administrative Case Litigation Act
→
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan → Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan → |
| role |
primary trial courts in Japan
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| subjectMatterJurisdiction |
administrative litigation
→
intellectual property disputes (outside IP High Court jurisdiction) → most civil cases exceeding summary court limits → most serious criminal offenses → |
| supervisedBy |
Supreme Court of Japan
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|
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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High Courts of Japan
("District Courts of Japan")
→
|
above |
|
High Courts of Japan
("District Courts of Japan in civil cases")
→
|
appealFrom |
|
Supreme Court and lower courts (Japan)
("District Courts of Japan")
→
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hasComponent |
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Judiciary of Japan
→
|
hasCourt |
|
Judiciary of Japan
→
|
hasLevel |
|
Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
("District Courts of Japan")
→
|
oversees |
|
Saikō-Saibansho
("District Courts of Japan")
→
|
supervises |