Article 95 of the Constitution of Japan

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Article 95 of the Constitution of Japan is a constitutional provision that requires a local referendum and special legislation when enacting laws that apply specifically to a particular local public entity.

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Article 95 of the Constitution of Japan canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision ⓘ
adoptedIn 1946 ⓘ
appliesTo local public entities in Japan ⓘ
appliesWhen a law is designed to apply only to one local public entity ⓘ
category Japanese constitutional article ⓘ
conditionForEnactment consent of the majority of voters in the relevant local public entity ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
distinguishesFrom general laws applicable to all or many local public entities ⓘ
effectiveFrom 3 May 1947 ⓘ
jurisdiction Japan ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
legalSystem Japanese constitutional law ⓘ
locatedInDocument Chapter VIII Local Self-Government of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Japan ⓘ
protects interests of specific local public entities ⓘ
purpose to prevent arbitrary central government interference with a specific local public entity ⓘ
to protect local autonomy ⓘ
regulates enactment of laws applicable only to a specific local public entity ⓘ
relatedTo Article 92 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
local autonomy ⓘ
special laws ⓘ
requires local referendum ⓘ
referendum in the affected local public entity ⓘ
special legislation ⓘ
that a special law for one local public entity shall not be enacted without the consent of the majority of voters in that entity ⓘ
scope laws applicable only to one local public entity ⓘ

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Local Autonomy Law of Japan → implements → Article 95 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ