Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan

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Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that vests executive power in the Cabinet, defining its central role in Japan’s postwar constitutional government.


Statements (42)
Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Constitution of Japan
constitutional provision
adoptedIn 1946
allocatesPowerTo Cabinet of Japan
appliesTo national government of Japan
belongsToChapter Chapter III: Rights and Duties of the People
Chapter V: The Cabinet
branchOfGovernment executive branch
centralConcept constitutional monarchy
separation of powers
citationStyle Const. of Japan, art. 65
citedIn Japanese constitutional law scholarship
constitutionalRole defines central role of Cabinet in executive governance
contrastsWith executive authority of the Emperor under the Meiji Constitution
country Japan
defines vesting of executive power in the Cabinet
effectiveFrom 1947-05-03
ensures that the Emperor does not hold executive power
establishesPrinciple Cabinet-centered executive
parliamentary cabinet system
governs allocation of executive authority within the Japanese state
governsInstitution Cabinet of Japan
governsRelationshipBetween Cabinet of Japan
other organs of state regarding executive functions
historicalContext postwar democratic constitution
influencedBy postwar Allied occupation constitutional reforms
interpretedBy Supreme Court of Japan
language Japanese
legalEffect concentrates executive authority in a collegial Cabinet body
legalStatus in force
legalSystem Japanese constitutional law
levelOfLaw supreme law
limitsPowerOf Emperor of Japan
partOf Constitution of Japan
predecessorFramework Meiji Constitution
region East Asia
relatedTo Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 73 of the Constitution of Japan
subject Cabinet of Japan
executive power
text Executive power shall be vested in the Cabinet.
typeOfPowerAddressed executive power

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
The Cabinet
constitutionalArticle

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