Chapter III Human Rights of the Constitution of Japan

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Chapter III Human Rights of the Constitution of Japan is the section of Japan’s postwar constitution that comprehensively guarantees fundamental civil, political, and social rights and freedoms for individuals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chapter of a constitution ⓘ
legal provision ⓘ
adoptedOn 1946-11-03 ⓘ
appliesTo Japanese nationals ⓘ
all people ⓘ
foreign nationals in Japan (subject to law and treaty) ⓘ
constitutionalEra postwar Constitution of Japan ⓘ
constitutionalStatus supreme law within Japanese territory ⓘ
containsArticle Article 10 ⓘ
Article 11 ⓘ
Article 12 ⓘ
Article 13 ⓘ
Article 14 ⓘ
Article 19 ⓘ
Article 20 ⓘ
Article 21 ⓘ
Article 22 ⓘ
Article 25 ⓘ
Article 26 ⓘ
Article 27 ⓘ
Article 28 ⓘ
Article 31 ⓘ
Article 32 ⓘ
Article 36 ⓘ
Article 40 ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
draftedUnder Allied Occupation of Japan ⓘ
effectiveFrom 1947-05-03 ⓘ
endsWithArticle Article 40 ⓘ
guarantees equality under the law ⓘ
freedom of all other forms of expression ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of movement ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of residence ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
freedom of thought and conscience ⓘ
freedom to choose occupation ⓘ
presumption of innocence ⓘ
prohibition of cruel punishments ⓘ
prohibition of discrimination because of race, creed, sex, social status or family origin ⓘ
prohibition of torture ⓘ
protection against unlawful arrest ⓘ
protection against unlawful detention ⓘ
right of workers to act collectively ⓘ
right of workers to bargain collectively ⓘ
right of workers to organize ⓘ
right to a fair trial ⓘ
right to be elected ⓘ
right to compensation for wrongful arrest or detention ⓘ
right to due process of law ⓘ
right to liberty ⓘ
right to life ⓘ
right to maintain the minimum standards of wholesome and cultured living ⓘ
right to own property ⓘ
right to petition ⓘ
right to receive education ⓘ
right to the pursuit of happiness ⓘ
right to vote ⓘ
secrecy of communications ⓘ
imposesDuty obligation of parents to have children receive ordinary education ⓘ
obligation to pay taxes ⓘ
obligation to respect public welfare ⓘ
obligation to work ⓘ
influencedBy Universal Declaration of Human Rights (contextually and historically) ⓘ
interpretedBy Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
legalSystem Japanese law ⓘ
limitationClause rights may be restricted only to the extent that they do not interfere with public welfare ⓘ
nonDerogation rights guaranteed as eternal and inviolate ⓘ
numberOfArticles 40 ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Japan ⓘ
principle individual dignity ⓘ
inviolability of fundamental human rights ⓘ
popular sovereignty ⓘ
respect for fundamental human rights ⓘ
startsWithArticle Article 10 ⓘ
subjectMatter civil rights ⓘ
fundamental human rights ⓘ
individual freedoms ⓘ
political rights ⓘ
social rights ⓘ

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