Article 44 of the Constitution of Japan

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Article 44 of the Constitution of Japan is a provision that guarantees equality in eligibility for public office by prohibiting discrimination based on race, creed, sex, social status, family origin, education, property, or income.

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Article 44 of the Constitution of Japan canonical 3

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
constitutional provision ⓘ
aimsToPrevent discriminatory qualifications for public office ⓘ
appliesTo eligibility to run for public office at the national legislative level ⓘ
members of both Houses of the National Diet ⓘ
members of the House of Councillors ⓘ
members of the House of Representatives ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple equality under the law ⓘ
bindingOn administrative authorities conducting elections ⓘ
executive branch of Japan ⓘ
legislature of Japan ⓘ
cameIntoForceWith enactment of the postwar Constitution of Japan ⓘ
category Japanese constitutional article on political rights ⓘ
constrains statutory qualifications for Diet members ⓘ
effectiveSince 1947 ⓘ
ensures that no voter or candidate is discriminated against on specified grounds in relation to Diet elections ⓘ
guarantees equality in eligibility for public office ⓘ
jurisdiction Japan ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
legalEffect invalidates discriminatory legal provisions on eligibility for Diet membership ⓘ
legalSystem Japanese constitutional law ⓘ
locatedInDocumentSection provisions on the National Diet ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Japan ⓘ
prohibitsDiscriminationOnBasisOf creed ⓘ
education ⓘ
family origin ⓘ
income ⓘ
property ⓘ
race ⓘ
sex ⓘ
social status ⓘ
relatedToArticle Article 14 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
relatesTo non-discrimination in political participation ⓘ
political equality ⓘ
suffrage rights ⓘ
requires that qualifications for Diet members be based only on law and not on prohibited grounds of discrimination ⓘ
subjectMatter eligibility for public office ⓘ
equality in eligibility for public office ⓘ
typeOfRightProtected equality right ⓘ
political right ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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Article 46 of the Constitution of the Japan → relatedTo → Article 44 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan → relatedTo → Article 44 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Chapter IV of the Constitution of Japan → containsArticle → Article 44 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ