Supplementary Provisions
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Supplementary Provisions are the concluding section of the Constitution of Japan that contain transitional, implementation, and special clauses necessary for putting the main constitutional articles into effect.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supplementary Provisions canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T51694 — 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: Supplementary Provisions Context triple: [Constitution of Japan, chapterSubject, Supplementary Provisions]
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A.
Clause 39
Clause 39 is a key provision of the Magna Carta that guarantees the right to due process by prohibiting arbitrary arrest, imprisonment, or dispossession except by lawful judgment or the law of the land.
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B.
SecDef
SecDef is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Secretary of Defense, the head of the Department of Defense and principal defense policy advisor to the U.S. President.
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C.
Privileges and Immunities Clause
The Privileges and Immunities Clause is a constitutional provision that prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other states in fundamental rights such as access to courts, property, and employment.
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D.
Supremacy Clause
The Supremacy Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that establishes federal law and the Constitution as the highest law of the land, overriding conflicting state laws.
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E.
Full Faith and Credit Clause
The Full Faith and Credit Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that requires states to recognize and honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.
- 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: Supplementary Provisions Target entity description: Supplementary Provisions are the concluding section of the Constitution of Japan that contain transitional, implementation, and special clauses necessary for putting the main constitutional articles into effect.
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A.
Clause 39
Clause 39 is a key provision of the Magna Carta that guarantees the right to due process by prohibiting arbitrary arrest, imprisonment, or dispossession except by lawful judgment or the law of the land.
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B.
SecDef
SecDef is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Secretary of Defense, the head of the Department of Defense and principal defense policy advisor to the U.S. President.
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C.
Privileges and Immunities Clause
The Privileges and Immunities Clause is a constitutional provision that prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other states in fundamental rights such as access to courts, property, and employment.
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D.
Supremacy Clause
The Supremacy Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that establishes federal law and the Constitution as the highest law of the land, overriding conflicting state laws.
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E.
Full Faith and Credit Clause
The Full Faith and Credit Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that requires states to recognize and honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional provision
ⓘ
legal text ⓘ |
| appliesTo | implementation of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| authority | supreme law of Japan ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Japanese courts
ⓘ
Japanese government ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Japan
public authorities in Japan ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese constitutional law
ⓘ
constitutional transitional provisions ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfAdoption | 1946-11-03 ⓘ |
| draftedInContextOf | post–World War II constitutional reform in Japan ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1947-05-03 ⓘ |
| governs | initial operation of new constitutional institutions in Japan ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect |
modifies application of main constitutional articles during transition
ⓘ
preserves validity of certain pre-existing laws unless inconsistent with the new Constitution ⓘ |
| hasPart |
implementation clauses
ⓘ
special clauses ⓘ transitional clauses ⓘ |
| hasRole |
implementation provisions
ⓘ
special provisions ⓘ transitional provisions ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | same as main articles of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
| isWrittenIn | Constitution of Japan, Supplementary Provisions section ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalForm | articles appended after the main body of the Constitution ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Japanese law ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| positionInDocument | concluding section of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure smooth implementation of the Constitution of Japan
ⓘ
to provide legal continuity during constitutional change ⓘ |
| regulates |
continuity of existing laws under the new Constitution
ⓘ
entry into force of specific constitutional articles ⓘ temporary exceptions to general constitutional rules ⓘ timing of elections and terms of office under the new Constitution ⓘ transition from the Meiji Constitution to the postwar Constitution of Japan ⓘ treatment of existing public officials under the new Constitution ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Meiji Constitution
ⓘ
main articles of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
constitutional transition
ⓘ
entry into force of constitutional norms ⓘ institutional adjustment ⓘ legal continuity ⓘ |
| typeOfNorm | primary legislation ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Supplementary Provisions Description of subject: Supplementary Provisions are the concluding section of the Constitution of Japan that contain transitional, implementation, and special clauses necessary for putting the main constitutional articles into effect.
Referenced by (1)
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