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.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision
legal text
appliesTo implementation of the Constitution of Japan
authority supreme law of Japan
bindingOn Japanese courts
Japanese government
public authorities in Japan
category Japanese constitutional law
constitutional transitional provisions
country Japan
dateOfAdoption 1946-11-03
draftedInContextOf post–World War II constitutional reform in Japan
effectiveDate 1947-05-03
governs initial operation of new constitutional institutions in Japan
hasLegalEffect modifies application of main constitutional articles during transition
preserves validity of certain pre-existing laws unless inconsistent with the new Constitution
hasPart implementation clauses
special clauses
transitional clauses
hasRole implementation provisions
special provisions
transitional provisions
hierarchicalLevel same as main articles of the Constitution of Japan
interpretedBy Supreme Court of Japan
isWrittenIn Constitution of Japan, Supplementary Provisions section
language Japanese
legalForm articles appended after the main body of the Constitution
legalStatus in force
legalSystem Japanese law
partOf Constitution of Japan
positionInDocument concluding section of the Constitution of Japan
purpose to ensure smooth implementation of the Constitution of Japan
to provide legal continuity during constitutional change
regulates continuity of existing laws under the new Constitution
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
main articles of the Constitution of Japan
subjectMatter constitutional transition
entry into force of constitutional norms
institutional adjustment
legal continuity
typeOfNorm primary legislation

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Constitution of Japan
chapterSubject

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