Article 20 of the Constitution of Japan

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article of the Constitution of Japan constitutional provision

Article 20 of the Constitution of Japan is a key provision guaranteeing freedom of religion and the separation of religion and state within Japan’s constitutional framework.

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Label	Occurrences
Article 20 of the Constitution of Japan canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	article of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ constitutional provision ⓘ
aimsTo	prevent state endorsement of religion ⓘ protect religious pluralism in Japan ⓘ
appliesTo	local public entities ⓘ public officials ⓘ religious organizations ⓘ state institutions ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple	freedom of conscience ⓘ religious neutrality of the state ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
establishes	separation of religion and state in Japan ⓘ
guarantees	freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of religious belief ⓘ freedom of religious practice within the limits of public welfare ⓘ
hasSection	paragraph 1 of Article 20 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ paragraph 2 of Article 20 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ paragraph 3 of Article 20 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ paragraph 4 of Article 20 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
inForceSince	1947 ⓘ
interpretedBy	Supreme Court of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	Japan ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
legalDomain	constitutional law ⓘ
partOf	Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
prohibits	religious organizations from exercising any political power ⓘ religious organizations from exercising political authority ⓘ religious organizations from receiving privileges from the state ⓘ the state from engaging in any other religious activity ⓘ the state from engaging in religious education ⓘ
promulgatedWith	Constitution of Japan of 1946 NERFINISHED ⓘ
protects	freedom from religious compulsion by public authorities ⓘ freedom from religious compulsion by the state ⓘ individual freedom not to be compelled to take part in religious acts ⓘ
provides	freedom of religion is guaranteed to all ⓘ no person shall be compelled to take part in any religious act ⓘ no religious organization shall receive any privileges from the state ⓘ religious organizations shall not exercise any political authority ⓘ the state and its organs shall refrain from religious education or any other religious activity ⓘ
relatedTo	Article 19 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ Article 89 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
subjectMatter	freedom of religion ⓘ limits on religious organizations ⓘ prohibition of state religious activities ⓘ separation of religion and state ⓘ
usedIn	constitutional litigation on religious freedom in Japan ⓘ

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Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan → containsArticle → Article 20 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ