Imperial House Law of 1947

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The Imperial House Law of 1947 is a postwar Japanese statute that defines the structure, membership, and succession rules of the Imperial Family under the modern constitutional monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese statute ⓘ
imperial household law ⓘ
appliesTo Imperial Family of Japan ⓘ
constitutionalContext postwar Constitution of Japan ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
defines membership of the Imperial Family of Japan ⓘ
structure of the Imperial Family of Japan ⓘ
succession rules to the Chrysanthemum Throne ⓘ
determines conditions for adoption within the Imperial Family (prohibited for succession) ⓘ
conditions for establishment of a regency ⓘ
order of succession to the throne of Japan ⓘ
effectiveDate 1947-05-03 ⓘ
enactedBy National Diet of Japan ⓘ
linked to: National Diet
follows Imperial House Law of 1889 ⓘ
hasPart provisions on imperial succession ⓘ
provisions on marriage and loss of status ⓘ
provisions on regency ⓘ
provisions on titles and styles ⓘ
jurisdiction Japan ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legalSystem civil law system ⓘ
legislativeBody National Diet of Japan ⓘ
linked to: National Diet
originalTitle 皇室典範 ⓘ
prohibits adopted children from succeeding to the throne ⓘ
female succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne ⓘ
providesThat a princess leaving the Imperial Family upon marriage to a commoner loses imperial status ⓘ
the Emperor may abdicate only as provided by special legislation ⓘ
the Emperor must be a male descendant in the male line of the Imperial lineage ⓘ
publicationDate 1947 ⓘ
regulates imperial succession in Japan ⓘ
loss of imperial status ⓘ
marriage of members of the Imperial Family of Japan ⓘ
regency for the Emperor of Japan ⓘ
titles of members of the Imperial Family of Japan ⓘ
relatedTo Act on Special Measures concerning the Imperial House Law ⓘ
Constitution of Japan ⓘ
replaces Imperial House Law of 1889 ⓘ
restrictsSuccessionTo male-line male descendants of the Emperor ⓘ
shortName Imperial House Law ⓘ
subjectHasRole Crown Prince of Japan ⓘ
Crown Princess of Japan ⓘ
Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Imperial Princes ⓘ
Imperial Princesses ⓘ
subordinateTo Constitution of Japan ⓘ
successionPrinciple agnatic primogeniture ⓘ
timePeriod post–World War II Japan ⓘ
topic Japanese monarchy ⓘ
imperial succession law ⓘ

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Imperial succession → regulatedBy → Imperial House Law of 1947 ⓘ
Imperial House Law of 1947 → shortName → Imperial House Law ⓘ
linked to: Imperial House Law of 1947
Emperor Emeritus of Japan → legalBasis → Imperial House Law of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial House Law of 1947