Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan

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article of the Constitution of Japan constitutional provision

Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan is a fundamental rights provision that guarantees respect for individual dignity and the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, subject to the public welfare.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan canonical	4
日本国憲法第13条	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4273036 — 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 13 of the Constitution of Japan
Context triple: [Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan, containsArticle, Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan]

A. Article 12 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 12 of the Constitution of Japan is a provision that safeguards fundamental human rights by placing them under the constant responsibility of the people to refrain from abusing them and to use them for the public welfare.
B. Article 11 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 11 of the Constitution of Japan is a fundamental rights provision that guarantees the people’s inviolable basic human rights as eternal and inviolate.
C. Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that defines the Emperor’s role in appointing the Prime Minister and other key state officials, thereby structuring the formal process of executive leadership selection.
D. Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan is the pacifist clause that renounces war and prohibits Japan from maintaining traditional military forces, profoundly shaping the country’s postwar security policy and international role.
E. 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.
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 13 of the Constitution of Japan
Target entity description: Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan is a fundamental rights provision that guarantees respect for individual dignity and the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, subject to the public welfare.

A. Article 12 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 12 of the Constitution of Japan is a provision that safeguards fundamental human rights by placing them under the constant responsibility of the people to refrain from abusing them and to use them for the public welfare.
B. Article 11 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 11 of the Constitution of Japan is a fundamental rights provision that guarantees the people’s inviolable basic human rights as eternal and inviolate.
C. Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that defines the Emperor’s role in appointing the Prime Minister and other key state officials, thereby structuring the formal process of executive leadership selection.
D. Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan is the pacifist clause that renounces war and prohibits Japan from maintaining traditional military forces, profoundly shaping the country’s postwar security policy and international role.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	article of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ constitutional provision ⓘ
adoptedWith	Constitution of Japan of 1946 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Japan
appliesTo	Japanese nationals ⓘ all people ⓘ foreigners in Japan to some extent ⓘ
basisFor	constitutional right to privacy in Japan ⓘ constitutional right to self-determination in Japan ⓘ development of personality rights in Japan ⓘ
chapter	Chapter III: Rights and Duties of the People ⓘ
citationForm	日本国憲法第13条 ⓘ linked to: Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan
constitutionalStatus	supreme law within Japanese legal order ⓘ
containsConcept	balancing of individual rights and public interest ⓘ public welfare limitation on rights ⓘ
corePrinciple	individual dignity ⓘ protection of fundamental human rights ⓘ respect for the individual ⓘ
effectiveFrom	3 May 1947 ⓘ
enforcedBy	Japanese judiciary ⓘ
guarantees	respect for individuals ⓘ right to liberty ⓘ right to life ⓘ right to the pursuit of happiness ⓘ
hasEnglishName	Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
hasJapaneseName	日本国憲法第13条 ⓘ linked to: Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan
influencedBy	liberal democratic constitutionalism ⓘ post–World War II human rights ideas ⓘ
interpretedBy	Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ
jurisdiction	Japan ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
legalNature	directly applicable constitutional norm ⓘ
legalSystem	Japanese constitutional law ⓘ
partOf	Constitution of Japan ⓘ
protects	human dignity ⓘ individual personality development ⓘ personal autonomy ⓘ
relatedTo	Article 11 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ Article 12 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ Article 14 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
requires	respect for individuals as the highest consideration in government affairs ⓘ respect for individuals as the highest consideration in legislation ⓘ
rightsCategory	civil and human rights ⓘ
subjectTo	public welfare ⓘ
typeOfRight	fundamental human rights provision ⓘ
usedAs	constitutional basis for challenging legislation ⓘ constitutional basis for challenging state actions ⓘ
usedBy	Japanese courts ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan → containsArticle → Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ

Japanese constitutional law → keyProvision → Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ

Article 11 of the Constitution of Japan → relatedTo → Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ

Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan → citationForm → 日本国憲法第13条 ⓘ

linked to: Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan

Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan → hasEnglishName → Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ

Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan → hasJapaneseName → 日本国憲法第13条 ⓘ