Article 93 of the Constitution of Japan

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Article 93 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that establishes the framework for local self-government, including the election and organization of local public entities’ assemblies and chief executives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision ⓘ
aimsTo ensure autonomy of local public entities ⓘ
guarantee democratic control of local governments ⓘ
appliesPrinciple popular sovereignty at local level ⓘ
representative democracy in local government ⓘ
appliesTo municipalities ⓘ
prefectures ⓘ
basisFor Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ
bindingOn local public entities ⓘ
national government ⓘ
chapter Chapter VIII Local Self-Government ⓘ
citationStyle Constitution of Japan, Article 93 ⓘ
concerns election of chief executives of local public entities ⓘ
election of members of local assemblies ⓘ
organization of executive organs of local public entities ⓘ
organization of local assemblies ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
defines chief executive as the head of the executive organ of a local public entity ⓘ
local assembly as the decision-making organ of a local public entity ⓘ
effectiveSince 3 May 1947 ⓘ
establishesFrameworkFor local self-government system ⓘ
governs method of selecting local assembly members ⓘ
method of selecting local government leaders ⓘ
hasLevel constitutional ⓘ
inForce true ⓘ
inspiredBy postwar democratic reforms in Japan ⓘ
jurisdiction Japan ⓘ
languageOfText Japanese ⓘ
legalField constitutional law ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law provision ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Japan ⓘ
positionInConstitution Article 93 ⓘ
predecessorInLaw local government provisions of the Meiji Constitution (indirectly replaced) ⓘ
regulates chief executives of local public entities ⓘ
local assemblies ⓘ
local public entities ⓘ
relatedTo Article 92 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 94 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
requires direct election of chief executives of local public entities ⓘ
direct election of members of local assemblies ⓘ
that details be fixed by law ⓘ
scope nationwide within Japan ⓘ
subject local self-government ⓘ
typeOfRightAffected political rights of local residents ⓘ

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Local Autonomy Law of Japan → implements → Article 93 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 92 of the Constitution of Japan → relatedTo → Article 93 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 93 of the Constitution of Japan → citationStyle → Constitution of Japan, Article 93 ⓘ
linked to: Article 93 of the Constitution of Japan