Article 31 of the Constitution of Japan

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Article 31 of the Constitution of Japan is a fundamental due process clause that protects individuals from being deprived of life or liberty except according to procedures established by law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Constitution of Japan
constitutional provision
adoptedWith postwar Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED
aimsToEnsure fair legal procedures
aimsToPrevent arbitrary deprivation of liberty
arbitrary deprivation of life
appliesTo administrative sanctions affecting liberty
criminal procedures
judicial procedures affecting life or liberty
bindingOn executive
judiciary
legislature
cameIntoForce 1947-05-03
category human rights provision of the Constitution of Japan
chapter Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED
chapterTitle Rights and Duties of the People NERFINISHED
constitutionalStatus supreme law within Japanese legal order
corePrinciple no person shall be deprived of life or liberty except according to procedure established by law
country Japan
enactedIn 1946
influencedBy United States constitutional due process jurisprudence NERFINISHED
due process clauses in Western constitutions
interpretedBy Supreme Court of Japan NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Japan
language Japanese
legalConcept due process of law
legalDomain constitutional law
criminal procedure law
human rights law
partOf Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED
predecessorDocument Meiji Constitution NERFINISHED
protects due process rights
personal liberty
right to life
relatedTo Article 32 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 33 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 34 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 35 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 36 of the Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED
requires legality and fairness of procedures affecting life or liberty
procedure established by law for deprivation of life or liberty
statutory basis for criminal punishment
shortDescription due process clause in the Constitution of Japan
subjectMatter conditions for lawful deprivation of life or liberty
typeOfRight fundamental human right
procedural right
usedFor assessment of fairness of legal procedures
constitutional review of criminal procedure laws

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Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan containsArticle Article 31 of the Constitution of Japan