Imperial House Law of 1947
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The Imperial House Law of 1947 is a postwar Japanese statute that defines the structure, membership, and succession rules of the Imperial Family under the modern constitutional monarchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imperial House Law of 1947 canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese statute
ⓘ
imperial household law ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Imperial Family of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | postwar Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| defines |
membership of the Imperial Family of Japan
ⓘ
structure of the Imperial Family of Japan ⓘ succession rules to the Chrysanthemum Throne ⓘ |
| determines |
conditions for adoption within the Imperial Family (prohibited for succession)
ⓘ
conditions for establishment of a regency ⓘ order of succession to the throne of Japan ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1947-05-03 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | National Diet of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Imperial House Law of 1889 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
provisions on imperial succession
ⓘ
provisions on marriage and loss of status ⓘ provisions on regency ⓘ provisions on titles and styles ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law system ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | National Diet of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | 皇室典範 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits |
adopted children from succeeding to the throne
ⓘ
female succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne ⓘ |
| providesThat |
a princess leaving the Imperial Family upon marriage to a commoner loses imperial status
ⓘ
the Emperor may abdicate only as provided by special legislation ⓘ the Emperor must be a male descendant in the male line of the Imperial lineage ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| regulates |
imperial succession in Japan
ⓘ
loss of imperial status ⓘ marriage of members of the Imperial Family of Japan ⓘ regency for the Emperor of Japan ⓘ titles of members of the Imperial Family of Japan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Act on Special Measures concerning the Imperial House Law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | Imperial House Law of 1889 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restrictsSuccessionTo | male-line male descendants of the Emperor ⓘ |
| shortName | Imperial House Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole |
Crown Prince of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crown Princess of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Princes ⓘ Imperial Princesses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successionPrinciple | agnatic primogeniture ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–World War II Japan ⓘ |
| topic |
Japanese monarchy
ⓘ
imperial succession law ⓘ |
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