Supplementary Provisions
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Supplementary Provisions are the concluding section of the Constitution of Japan that contain transitional, implementation, and special clauses necessary for putting the main constitutional articles into effect.
Aliases (1)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional provision
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legal text → |
| appliesTo |
implementation of the Constitution of Japan
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| authority |
supreme law of Japan
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| bindingOn |
Japanese courts
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Japanese government → public authorities in Japan → |
| category |
Japanese constitutional law
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constitutional transitional provisions → |
| country |
Japan
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| dateOfAdoption |
1946-11-03
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| draftedInContextOf |
post–World War II constitutional reform in Japan
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| effectiveDate |
1947-05-03
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| governs |
initial operation of new constitutional institutions in Japan
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| hasLegalEffect |
modifies application of main constitutional articles during transition
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preserves validity of certain pre-existing laws unless inconsistent with the new Constitution → |
| hasPart |
implementation clauses
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special clauses → transitional clauses → |
| hasRole |
implementation provisions
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special provisions → transitional provisions → |
| hierarchicalLevel |
same as main articles of the Constitution of Japan
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| interpretedBy |
Supreme Court of Japan
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| isWrittenIn |
Constitution of Japan, Supplementary Provisions section
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| language |
Japanese
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| legalForm |
articles appended after the main body of the Constitution
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| legalStatus |
in force
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| legalSystem |
Japanese law
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| partOf |
Constitution of Japan
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| positionInDocument |
concluding section of the Constitution of Japan
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| purpose |
to ensure smooth implementation of the Constitution of Japan
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to provide legal continuity during constitutional change → |
| regulates |
continuity of existing laws under the new Constitution
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entry into force of specific constitutional articles → temporary exceptions to general constitutional rules → timing of elections and terms of office under the new Constitution → transition from the Meiji Constitution to the postwar Constitution of Japan → treatment of existing public officials under the new Constitution → |
| relatedTo |
Meiji Constitution
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main articles of the Constitution of Japan → |
| subjectMatter |
constitutional transition
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entry into force of constitutional norms → institutional adjustment → legal continuity → |
| typeOfNorm |
primary legislation
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Constitution of Japan
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chapterSubject |