Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan

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Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that defines the structure, responsibilities, and civilian nature of the Cabinet within Japan’s postwar constitutional framework.


Statements (43)
Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision
aimsTo ensure democratic civilian government
prevent military dominance in government
appliesTo Cabinet of Japan
belongsTo postwar Japanese constitutional framework
bindingOn Ministers of State of Japan
Prime Minister of Japan
chapter Chapter V: The Cabinet
constitutionalPrinciple civilian control of the military
responsible cabinet system
country Japan
dateEffective 1947-05-03
dateEnacted 1946-11-03
defines civilian nature of the Cabinet of Japan
responsibilities of the Cabinet of Japan
structure of the Cabinet of Japan
enshrines civilian supremacy over the executive branch
ensures parliamentary character of the Cabinet
establishes principle of civilian control over the Cabinet
governs composition of the Cabinet of Japan
eligibility of Ministers of State
eligibility of the Prime Minister of Japan
hasSectionNumber Article 66
historicalContext post–World War II constitutional reform in Japan
interpretedBy Supreme Court of Japan
jurisdiction national government of Japan
language Japanese
legalStatus supreme law provision
legalSystem Japanese constitutional law
partOf Constitution of Japan
prohibits active-duty military personnel serving as Ministers of State
active-duty military personnel serving as Prime Minister
relatedTo Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan
requires civilian status of Cabinet members
that a majority of Ministers of State be chosen from among the members of the Diet
that the Cabinet be composed of Ministers of State
that the Prime Minister be a member of the Diet
scope national-level executive authority
sourceText Constitution of Japan, Article 66
subjectMatter civilian control of government
executive branch organization
typeOfRule organizational rule for the executive

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