Article 14 of the Constitution of Japan

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Article 14 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that guarantees equality under the law and prohibits discrimination based on factors such as race, creed, sex, social status, or family origin.

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Article 14 of the Constitution of Japan canonical 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
constitutional provision ⓘ
adoptedWithConstitution 1946 ⓘ
aimsToProtect individual dignity ⓘ
substantive equality ⓘ
appliesTo all people under Japanese jurisdiction ⓘ
belongsToLegalField constitutional rights ⓘ
bindingOn executive branch of Japan ⓘ
judicial branch of Japan ⓘ
legislative branch of Japan ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1947-05-03 ⓘ
chapter Chapter III: Rights and Duties of the People ⓘ
citedBy Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
ensures equality of all people under the law ⓘ
guarantees equality under the law ⓘ
hasInterpretationTradition case law of Japanese courts ⓘ
hasLegalEffect invalidates discriminatory laws and measures ⓘ
hasNormativeHierarchy supreme law of the land in Japan ⓘ
hasOfficialNameInJapanese 日本国憲法第14条 ⓘ
hasSection Article 14(1) ⓘ
Article 14(2) ⓘ
Article 14(3) ⓘ
influencedBy liberal democratic principles ⓘ
inForce true ⓘ
isKeyPrincipleOf Japanese constitutional law ⓘ
isReferencedIn Japanese constitutional scholarship ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
legalSystem Japanese law ⓘ
normType fundamental rights provision ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Japan ⓘ
prohibits discrimination ⓘ
prohibitsDiscriminationOnBasisOf creed ⓘ
family origin ⓘ
race ⓘ
sex ⓘ
social status ⓘ
protectsRight freedom from unreasonable discrimination ⓘ
right to equal treatment ⓘ
relatedTo human rights in Japan ⓘ
prohibition of discrimination ⓘ
rule of law in Japan ⓘ
subjectMatter equality ⓘ
non-discrimination ⓘ
usedIn constitutional litigation in Japan ⓘ

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Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan → containsArticle → Article 14 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Japanese constitutional law → keyProvision → Article 14 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ