Article 93 of the Constitution of Japan

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Article 93 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that establishes the framework for local self-government, including the election and organization of local public entities’ assemblies and chief executives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision
aimsTo ensure autonomy of local public entities
guarantee democratic control of local governments
appliesPrinciple popular sovereignty at local level
representative democracy in local government
appliesTo municipalities
prefectures
basisFor Local Autonomy Law of Japan NERFINISHED
bindingOn local public entities
national government
chapter Chapter VIII Local Self-Government
citationStyle Constitution of Japan, Article 93 NERFINISHED
concerns election of chief executives of local public entities
election of members of local assemblies
organization of executive organs of local public entities
organization of local assemblies
country Japan
defines chief executive as the head of the executive organ of a local public entity
local assembly as the decision-making organ of a local public entity
effectiveSince 3 May 1947
establishesFrameworkFor local self-government system
governs method of selecting local assembly members
method of selecting local government leaders
hasLevel constitutional
inForce true
inspiredBy postwar democratic reforms in Japan
jurisdiction Japan
languageOfText Japanese
legalField constitutional law
legalStatus supreme law provision
partOf Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED
positionInConstitution Article 93
predecessorInLaw local government provisions of the Meiji Constitution (indirectly replaced)
regulates chief executives of local public entities
local assemblies
local public entities
relatedTo Article 92 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 94 of the Constitution of Japan
requires direct election of chief executives of local public entities
direct election of members of local assemblies
that details be fixed by law
scope nationwide within Japan
subject local self-government
typeOfRightAffected political rights of local residents

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Local Autonomy Law of Japan implements Article 93 of the Constitution of Japan