Article 54 of the Constitution of Japan

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Article 54 of the Constitution of Japan is a provision that sets out procedures for handling vacancies and emergencies involving the House of Representatives, including rules for its dissolution and the timing of general elections.

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Article 54 of the Constitution of Japan canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision ⓘ
aimsTo ensure that the House of Representatives is promptly reconstituted after dissolution ⓘ
maintain democratic representation during emergencies involving the House of Representatives ⓘ
appliesTo emergencies affecting the functioning of the House of Representatives ⓘ
vacancies in the House of Representatives ⓘ
concerns continuity of legislative authority in Japan ⓘ
emergency procedures for the Japanese legislature ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
governs relationship between dissolution of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors ⓘ
jurisdiction Japan ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
legalDomain constitutional law of Japan ⓘ
legalEffect determines time limits for convening the National Diet after a general election ⓘ
determines time limits for holding general elections after dissolution of the House of Representatives ⓘ
legalSubject House of Councillors of Japan ⓘ
House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Japan ⓘ
positionInDocument Article 54 ⓘ
regulates dissolution of the House of Representatives ⓘ
procedures when the House of Representatives is dissolved during a state of emergency ⓘ
summoning of the National Diet after a general election ⓘ
timing of general elections following dissolution of the House of Representatives ⓘ
setsOut procedures for handling emergencies involving the House of Representatives ⓘ
procedures for handling vacancies in the House of Representatives ⓘ

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Chapter IV of the Constitution of Japan → containsArticle → Article 54 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ