Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan
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Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that defines the Prime Minister’s authority to represent and direct the Cabinet and oversee the administration of state affairs.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
article of the Constitution of Japan
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constitutional provision → |
| adoptedIn |
1946
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| appliesTo |
exercise of executive power in Japan
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| appliesToInstitution |
Cabinet of Japan
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| appliesToOfficeHolder |
incumbent Prime Minister of Japan
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| branch |
executive branch of Japan
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| citationForm |
Constitution of Japan, Article 72
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| constitutionalFunction |
allocates executive responsibilities within the Japanese government
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clarifies leadership structure of the Cabinet → |
| constitutionalRole |
centralizes executive authority in the Prime Minister
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establishes the Prime Minister as head of the Cabinet → |
| constitutionalStatus |
binding and supreme law within Japan
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| country |
Japan
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| definesAuthorityOf |
Prime Minister of Japan
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| effectiveFrom |
3 May 1947
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| enforcedBy |
courts of Japan
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government of Japan → |
| governs |
Prime Minister’s role in state administration
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relationship between the Prime Minister and the Cabinet → |
| grantsPower |
direction of the Cabinet
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oversight of executive functions → representation of the Cabinet → supervision of the administration of state affairs → |
| historicalContext |
post–World War II constitutional reform in Japan
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| interpretedBy |
Cabinet Legislation Bureau of Japan
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Supreme Court of Japan → |
| language |
Japanese
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| legalEffect |
defines the scope of the Prime Minister’s executive authority
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provides constitutional basis for the Prime Minister’s leadership of the Cabinet → |
| legalHierarchy |
subordinate to the text of the Constitution of Japan as a whole only in systemic interpretation
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| legalSystem |
Japanese constitutional law
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| levelOfNorm |
primary constitutional norm
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| partOf |
Constitution of Japan
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| relatedTo |
Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan
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Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 73 of the Constitution of Japan → |
| relatesToBody |
Cabinet of Japan
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| relatesToOffice |
Prime Minister of Japan
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| scope |
nationwide
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| subjectMatter |
administration of state affairs
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authority of the Cabinet → powers of the Prime Minister of Japan → |
| typeOfPower |
executive authority
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| usedIn |
constitutional practice of Japanese executive government
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan
("Constitution of Japan, Article 72")
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citationForm |
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The Cabinet
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constitutionalArticle |