Article 21 of the Constitution of Japan

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article of the Constitution of Japan constitutional provision

Article 21 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that guarantees fundamental freedoms of assembly, association, speech, press, and all other forms of expression, while prohibiting censorship and protecting the secrecy of communications.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Article 21 of the Constitution of Japan canonical	2

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	article of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ constitutional provision ⓘ
adoptedWith	Constitution of Japan of 1947 NERFINISHED ⓘ
aimsTo	prevent government interference with expression ⓘ protect democratic discourse ⓘ
appliesTo	natural persons in Japan ⓘ
bindingOn	Japanese government NERFINISHED ⓘ public authorities in Japan ⓘ
category	Japanese constitutional law ⓘ freedom of expression law ⓘ human rights instruments of Japan ⓘ
chapter	Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
chapterTitle	Rights and Duties of the People NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
effectiveFrom	1947-05-03 ⓘ
guarantees	freedom of all other forms of expression ⓘ freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of association ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ
hasTextType	rights-guaranteeing provision ⓘ
inspiredBy	liberal democratic principles ⓘ
interpretedBy	Supreme Court of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	Japan ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
legalSystem	civil law system of Japan ⓘ
partOf	Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
prohibits	censorship ⓘ prior censorship by public authorities ⓘ
protects	secrecy of communications ⓘ
protectsRight	right to assemble peacefully ⓘ right to express opinions ⓘ right to form associations ⓘ right to publish ⓘ
relatedTo	civil liberties in Japan ⓘ freedom of assembly in Japan ⓘ freedom of expression in Japan ⓘ freedom of the press in Japan ⓘ human rights in Japan ⓘ
subjectMatter	freedom of communication ⓘ freedom of expression rights ⓘ freedom of information ⓘ

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Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan → containsArticle → Article 21 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ

Japanese constitutional law → keyProvision → Article 21 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ