Article 37 of the Constitution of Japan

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article of the Constitution of Japan constitutional provision

Article 37 of the Constitution of Japan guarantees the right to a fair and speedy public trial by an impartial court, along with essential protections for criminal defendants.

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Label	Occurrences
Article 37 of the Constitution of Japan canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	article of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ constitutional provision ⓘ
aimsToPrevent	excessive delay in criminal trials ⓘ secret criminal proceedings ⓘ unfair criminal trials ⓘ
appliesTo	criminal defendants ⓘ
bindingOn	courts of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ law enforcement authorities in Japan ⓘ prosecutors in Japan ⓘ
cameIntoEffectWith	enactment of the postwar Constitution of Japan ⓘ
chapterTitle	Rights and Duties of the People NERFINISHED ⓘ
classification	fundamental rights provision ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
guarantees	essential protections for criminal defendants ⓘ right to a fair trial ⓘ right to a public trial ⓘ right to a speedy trial ⓘ right to a trial open to the public ⓘ right to be tried without undue delay ⓘ right to examine witnesses ⓘ right to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses ⓘ right to have counsel provided at public expense when the defendant is unable to secure counsel ⓘ right to have the assistance of counsel ⓘ trial by an impartial court ⓘ
hasSection	Article 37 paragraph 1 ⓘ Article 37 paragraph 2 ⓘ Article 37 paragraph 3 ⓘ
inForceSince	1947 ⓘ
inspiredBy	modern constitutional guarantees of fair trial ⓘ
jurisdiction	Japan ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
legalDomain	criminal procedure law ⓘ human rights law ⓘ
locatedIn	Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
paragraph1Focus	speedy and public trial by an impartial tribunal ⓘ
paragraph2Focus	right to examine witnesses and to have witnesses summoned ⓘ
paragraph3Focus	right to counsel and state-appointed counsel for indigent defendants ⓘ
partOf	Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
protects	accused persons in criminal proceedings ⓘ
relatedRight	right of defense in criminal cases ⓘ right to due process of law ⓘ
requires	impartiality of judges in criminal trials ⓘ provision of defense counsel where necessary for fairness ⓘ public access to criminal trials subject to limited exceptions ⓘ
subjectMatter	fairness of criminal proceedings ⓘ procedural rights of the accused ⓘ

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Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan → containsArticle → Article 37 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ