Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan

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Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan is the section that sets out the fundamental human rights and civil liberties guaranteed to all people under Japan’s postwar constitutional framework.

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instanceOf chapter of a constitution
legal text
adoptedWithConstitution 3 November 1946
appliesTo all people in Japan
bindingOn all public officials in Japan
constitutionalFramework Constitution of Japan
surface form: postwar Constitution of Japan
containsArticle Article 11 of the Constitution of Japan
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country Japan
effectiveDate 3 May 1947
guarantees civil liberties
due process of law
equality under the law
freedom of all other forms of expression
freedom of assembly and association
freedom of religion
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
freedom of thought and conscience
freedom to choose and change occupation
freedom to choose and change residence
freedom to move to a foreign country
freedom to renounce nationality
fundamental human rights
protection against cruel punishments
protection against torture
protection against unlawful arrest
protection against unlawful detention
right to a fair trial
right to be elected
right to compensation for wrongful acts of public officials
right to maintain minimum standards of wholesome and cultured living
right to petition the government
right to privacy of communications
right to property
right to receive equal education according to ability
right to sue the state for redress
right to vote
workers’ right to act collectively
workers’ right to bargain collectively
workers’ right to organize
language Japanese
legalSystem Japanese constitutional law
limits state power in relation to individuals
partOf Constitution of Japan
positionInDocument third chapter
principle popular sovereignty
respect for fundamental human rights
rule of law
subject civil liberties
fundamental human rights

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Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan isLocatedIn Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan