Act on General Rules for Application of Laws

E198166

Japanese statute conflict of laws statute private international law statute

The Act on General Rules for Application of Laws is a Japanese statute that sets out fundamental principles for how laws are interpreted, applied, and coordinated within Japan’s legal system.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Act on General Rules for Application of Laws canonical	1
General Law on Application of Laws	1
法の適用に関する通則法	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1784599 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Act on General Rules for Application of Laws
Context triple: [Act on National Holidays, relatedTo, Act on General Rules for Application of Laws]

A. Act in Restraint of Appeals
The Act in Restraint of Appeals was a 1533 English law that curtailed appeals to the Pope and asserted the king’s supremacy over the Church in England, paving the way for the English Reformation.
B. Rule 65
Rule 65 is a provision of the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that governs the issuance and terms of temporary restraining orders and preliminary and permanent injunctions in federal civil cases.
C. The Act
The Act is a Hulu true-crime anthology drama series that dramatizes real-life criminal cases, beginning with the story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and the murder of her mother Dee Dee.
D. Rules Enabling Act
The Rules Enabling Act is a U.S. federal statute that authorizes the Supreme Court to prescribe rules of procedure and evidence for federal courts, subject to congressional oversight.
E. Administrative Case Litigation Act
The Administrative Case Litigation Act is a Japanese statute that governs how individuals and entities can challenge administrative actions and decisions through lawsuits in the country’s courts.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Act on General Rules for Application of Laws
Target entity description: The Act on General Rules for Application of Laws is a Japanese statute that sets out fundamental principles for how laws are interpreted, applied, and coordinated within Japan’s legal system.

A. Act in Restraint of Appeals
The Act in Restraint of Appeals was a 1533 English law that curtailed appeals to the Pope and asserted the king’s supremacy over the Church in England, paving the way for the English Reformation.
B. Rule 65
Rule 65 is a provision of the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that governs the issuance and terms of temporary restraining orders and preliminary and permanent injunctions in federal civil cases.
C. The Act
The Act is a Hulu true-crime anthology drama series that dramatizes real-life criminal cases, beginning with the story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and the murder of her mother Dee Dee.
D. Rules Enabling Act
The Rules Enabling Act is a U.S. federal statute that authorizes the Supreme Court to prescribe rules of procedure and evidence for federal courts, subject to congressional oversight.
E. Administrative Case Litigation Act
The Administrative Case Litigation Act is a Japanese statute that governs how individuals and entities can challenge administrative actions and decisions through lawsuits in the country’s courts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese statute ⓘ conflict of laws statute ⓘ private international law statute ⓘ
appliesIn	cases where foreign law may be applicable ⓘ cases where multiple Japanese statutes may conflict ⓘ
appliesTo	cases involving Japanese nationals abroad ⓘ cases involving foreign nationals in Japan ⓘ civil relationships with foreign elements ⓘ
characteristic	provides basic framework for conflict of laws in Japan ⓘ supplementary to specific substantive statutes ⓘ
contains	provisions on determination of nationality for conflict of laws purposes ⓘ provisions on habitual residence ⓘ provisions on party autonomy in choice of law ⓘ provisions on public policy (ordre public) exception ⓘ provisions on renvoi ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
field	conflict of laws ⓘ general provisions of civil law ⓘ private international law ⓘ
governs	determination of applicable law in absence of parties’ choice ⓘ determination of applicable law when parties choose governing law ⓘ
jurisdiction	Japan ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
legalSystem	Japanese legal system ⓘ
publicPolicyException	allows disregard of foreign law contrary to Japanese public order and good morals ⓘ
purpose	to coordinate the application of multiple Japanese statutes ⓘ to provide rules on applicable law in cases with foreign elements ⓘ to set out fundamental principles for interpretation and application of laws in Japan ⓘ
regulates	applicable law for contracts ⓘ applicable law for divorce ⓘ applicable law for marriage ⓘ applicable law for parent–child relationships ⓘ applicable law for succession ⓘ applicable law for torts ⓘ choice of law in civil and commercial matters ⓘ interpretation of Japanese statutes ⓘ spatial application of laws ⓘ temporal application of laws ⓘ
relatedTo	Civil Code of Japan ⓘ linked to: Japanese Civil Code Code of Civil Procedure of Japan ⓘ Japanese international civil procedure rules ⓘ linked to: Code of Civil Procedure of Japan
scope	general rules applicable across multiple areas of Japanese law ⓘ
shortDescription	Japanese general law on interpretation and application of statutes and choice of law ⓘ
usedBy	Japanese administrative authorities ⓘ Japanese courts ⓘ legal practitioners in Japan ⓘ