Article 15 of the Constitution of Japan

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Article 15 of the Constitution of Japan is a provision that guarantees the people’s right to choose and dismiss public officials and affirms that all public officials are servants of the whole community, not of any particular group.

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instanceOf article of the Constitution of Japan
constitutional provision
affirmsPrinciple public officials are not servants of any particular group
public officials are servants of the whole community
aimsToEnsure democratic legitimacy of public officials
impartiality of public officials
aimsToPrevent capture of public office by particular groups
appliesTo appointed officials
elected officials
public officials
cameIntoForceWith Constitution of Japan of 1947 NERFINISHED
category human rights provision in the Constitution of Japan
provision on public office and elections
country Japan
distinguishes public officials serving the whole community from officials serving special interests
enforcedIn Japan NERFINISHED
ensures people’s control over public administration
foundationFor Japanese electoral law principles
principle of political accountability of public officials
guaranteesRight right to choose public officials
right to dismiss public officials
hasInterpretationBy Supreme Court of Japan NERFINISHED
historicalContext postwar democratic reforms in Japan
influences interpretation of civil service neutrality in Japan
standards of political activity for public officials in Japan
language Japanese
legalStatus supreme law provision
legalSystem Japanese constitutional law
normType organizational norm about public officials
rights-guaranteeing norm
partOf Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED
recognizes people as the ultimate source of authority over public officials
relatedConcept democratic elections
popular sovereignty
public service ethics
relatedToArticle Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED
Article 44 of the Constitution of Japan
subjectMatter popular sovereignty in appointment of public officials
status and responsibility of public officials
underpins principle that sovereignty resides with the people in Japan

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Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan containsArticle Article 15 of the Constitution of Japan