Imperial Ordinances of Japan

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The Imperial Ordinances of Japan were executive decrees issued by the Emperor that functioned as a key legal instrument of governance, including for colonial administrations such as the Governor-General of Korea.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf executive decree
legal instrument
source of law
abolishedWith postwar legal reforms in Japan
affected residents of Japanese colonies
subjects of the Empire of Japan
appliedIn Japan
surface form: "Empire of Japan"

Japanese colonial empire
authorizedBy Meiji Constitution
basedOn constitutional authority of the Emperor
imperial prerogative
contrastedWith laws enacted by the Imperial Diet
country Japan
documentForm written decree
exercisedBy Emperor as head of state
governed administration of Korea under Japanese rule
administration of Taiwan under Japanese rule
colonial legal systems
economic regulation
military and security regulations
police powers
historicalRole instrument of imperial governance
tool of colonial control
issuedBy Emperor of Japan
language Japanese
legalStatus binding nationwide
subordinate to laws enacted by the Imperial Diet
legalSystem Empire of Japan legal system
partOf public law of the Empire of Japan
promulgatedBy official gazette of the Empire of Japan
relatedTo Governor-General of Korea
Imperial Diet
surface form: "Imperial Diet of Japan"

Cabinet of Japan
surface form: "Japanese cabinet"
successor cabinet orders under the postwar Constitution of Japan
timePeriod Meiji era
surface form: "Meiji period"

Taisho era
surface form: "Taisho period"

Showa era
surface form: "early Showa period"
usedFor administration of colonies
governance
implementation of government policy
regulation of public administration
usedIn Government-General of Korea
Taiwan Governor-General’s Office
surface form: "Government-General of Taiwan"

Kwantung Leased Territory

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Governor-General of Korea legalBasis Imperial Ordinances of Japan
Governor-General of Taiwan legalBasis Imperial Ordinances of Japan
this entity surface form: "Imperial ordinances of the Empire of Japan"

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