Article 81 of the Constitution of Japan

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Article 81 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that establishes the Supreme Court’s authority as the ultimate judicial body with the power of constitutional review.

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Article 81 of the Constitution of Japan canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kenpō Dai 81-jō ⓘ
linked to: Nihon-koku Kenpō
appliesTo laws ⓘ
official acts ⓘ
orders ⓘ
regulations ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1947-05-03 ⓘ
confersStatusOn Supreme Court of Japan as ultimate judicial authority ⓘ
constitutionalPrinciple judicial supremacy in constitutional interpretation ⓘ
supremacy of the Constitution ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
definesRoleAs court of last resort ⓘ
designatesAs the court of last resort with power to determine the constitutionality of any law, order, regulation or official act ⓘ
enactedIn 1946 ⓘ
establishesAuthorityOf Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ
grantsPowerOf constitutional review ⓘ
judicial review ⓘ
interpretedBy Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ
jurisdiction Japan ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
legalEffect authorizes courts to invalidate unconstitutional norms through case-by-case adjudication ⓘ
legalSystem Japanese legal system ⓘ
locatedInDocumentPart Chapter VI Judiciary ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Japan ⓘ
relatedTo Article 76 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 98 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
reviewModel concrete judicial review model in Japan ⓘ
subjectMatter constitutional adjudication ⓘ
judicial power ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ

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Japanese constitutional law → keyProvision → Article 81 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Grand Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan → constitutionalBasis → Article 81 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ