Article 51 of the Constitution of Japan
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Article 51 of the Constitution of Japan is a constitutional provision that grants members of the National Diet immunity from being held liable outside the Diet for speeches, debates, or votes made within it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article 51 of the Constitution of Japan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T262445 — 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: Article 51 of the Constitution of Japan Context triple: [House of Councillors, legalBasis, Article 51 of the Constitution of Japan]
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A.
Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan is a constitutional provision that defines key aspects of the organization and functioning of Japan’s national legislature, including the House of Councillors.
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B.
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that establishes the National Diet as the highest organ of state power and the sole law-making authority in the country.
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C.
Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that sets out the rules for the remuneration of members of the National Diet, including those of the House of Councillors.
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D.
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that defines the term of office and related rules for members of the House of Councillors in Japan’s national legislature.
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E.
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that defines the term of office and related rules for members of the House of Councillors in Japan’s national legislature.
- 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: Article 51 of the Constitution of Japan Target entity description: Article 51 of the Constitution of Japan is a constitutional provision that grants members of the National Diet immunity from being held liable outside the Diet for speeches, debates, or votes made within it.
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A.
Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan is a constitutional provision that defines key aspects of the organization and functioning of Japan’s national legislature, including the House of Councillors.
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B.
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that establishes the National Diet as the highest organ of state power and the sole law-making authority in the country.
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C.
Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that sets out the rules for the remuneration of members of the National Diet, including those of the House of Councillors.
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D.
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that defines the term of office and related rules for members of the House of Councillors in Japan’s national legislature.
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E.
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that defines the term of office and related rules for members of the House of Councillors in Japan’s national legislature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
article of the Constitution of Japan
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constitutional provision ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
members of the House of Councillors of Japan
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members of the House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ members of the National Diet ⓘ
linked to:
National Diet
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| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceWith |
Constitution of Japan of 1947
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linked to:
Constitution of Japan
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| constitutionalRightType | immunity for legislative activities ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| effectiveFrom | 3 May 1947 ⓘ |
| grants | immunity from liability outside the Diet ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalConcept |
legislative immunity
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parliamentary immunity ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
prevents civil liability for covered acts outside the Diet
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prevents criminal liability for covered acts outside the Diet ⓘ |
| locationOfActsCovered | within the Diet ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| protects |
debates made within the Diet
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speeches made within the Diet ⓘ votes made within the Diet ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure freedom of speech in the National Diet
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to protect independence of Diet members in performing their duties ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan
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National Diet ⓘ freedom of speech in the Diet ⓘ legislative privilege ⓘ |
| scopeOfImmunity | not liable outside the Diet ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | status and privileges of Diet members ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Article 51 of the Constitution of Japan Description of subject: Article 51 of the Constitution of Japan is a constitutional provision that grants members of the National Diet immunity from being held liable outside the Diet for speeches, debates, or votes made within it.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Chapter IV of the Constitution of Japan
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containsArticle
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Article 51 of the Constitution of Japan
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