Article 33 of the Constitution of Japan

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Article 33 of the Constitution of Japan is a provision that guarantees due process in criminal arrests, requiring that no person be apprehended without a warrant issued by a competent judicial officer, except in cases of flagrante delicto.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Constitution of Japan
constitutional provision
adoptedIn 1946
aimsToPrevent abuse of police power in arrests
arbitrary detention
allowsException arrest in flagrante delicto
appliesTo criminal suspects
police arrests
chapter Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan
chapterTitle Rights and Duties of the People NERFINISHED
country Japan
effectiveFrom 1947-05-03
enforcedBy Japanese courts
Supreme Court of Japan NERFINISHED
guarantees due process in criminal arrests
historicalContext post-World War II constitutional reform in Japan
influencedBy due process principles in modern constitutional law
language Japanese
legalPrinciple arrest without warrant is permitted only in cases of flagrante delicto
no person shall be apprehended except upon warrant issued by a competent judicial officer
legalSystem Japanese law
partOf Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED
protectsRight freedom from arbitrary arrest
relatedTo Article 31 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 34 of the Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED
requires warrant for arrest
warrant issued by a competent judicial officer
subjectMatter arrest
criminal procedure
due process of law
personal liberty

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Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan containsArticle Article 33 of the Constitution of Japan