Chapter III Human Rights of the Constitution of Japan

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Chapter III Human Rights of the Constitution of Japan is the section of Japan’s postwar constitution that comprehensively guarantees fundamental civil, political, and social rights and freedoms for individuals.

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instanceOf chapter of a constitution
legal provision
adoptedOn 1946-11-03
appliesTo Japanese nationals
all people
foreign nationals in Japan (subject to law and treaty)
constitutionalEra postwar Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED
constitutionalStatus supreme law within Japanese territory
containsArticle Article 10 NERFINISHED
Article 11
Article 12
Article 13
Article 14
Article 19 NERFINISHED
Article 20
Article 21
Article 22
Article 25
Article 26
Article 27
Article 28
Article 31
Article 32
Article 36
Article 40
country Japan
draftedUnder Allied Occupation of Japan NERFINISHED
effectiveFrom 1947-05-03
endsWithArticle Article 40
guarantees equality under the law
freedom of all other forms of expression
freedom of assembly
freedom of association
freedom of movement
freedom of religion
freedom of residence
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
freedom of thought and conscience
freedom to choose occupation
presumption of innocence
prohibition of cruel punishments
prohibition of discrimination because of race, creed, sex, social status or family origin
prohibition of torture
protection against unlawful arrest
protection against unlawful detention
right of workers to act collectively
right of workers to bargain collectively
right of workers to organize
right to a fair trial
right to be elected
right to compensation for wrongful arrest or detention
right to due process of law
right to liberty
right to life
right to maintain the minimum standards of wholesome and cultured living
right to own property
right to petition
right to receive education
right to the pursuit of happiness
right to vote
secrecy of communications
imposesDuty obligation of parents to have children receive ordinary education
obligation to pay taxes
obligation to respect public welfare
obligation to work
influencedBy Universal Declaration of Human Rights (contextually and historically) NERFINISHED
interpretedBy Supreme Court of Japan NERFINISHED
language Japanese
legalSystem Japanese law
limitationClause rights may be restricted only to the extent that they do not interfere with public welfare
nonDerogation rights guaranteed as eternal and inviolate
numberOfArticles 40
partOf Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED
principle individual dignity
inviolability of fundamental human rights
popular sovereignty
respect for fundamental human rights
startsWithArticle Article 10
subjectMatter civil rights
fundamental human rights
individual freedoms
political rights
social rights

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Japanese constitutional law keyProvision Chapter III Human Rights of the Constitution of Japan