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Meiji Constitution

National Constitutions of Asia and Oceania

The Constitution of the Empire of Japan, known informally as the Meiji Constitution, was the constitution of the Empire of Japan which was proclaimed on February 11, 1889, and remained in force between November 29, 1890, until May 2, 1947. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Promulgated February 11, 1889; effective November 29, 1890 1
Promulgated BySourced to the subject's own account
Emperor Meiji of the Empire of Japan 1
Legal Status
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Superseded / Replaced 1
Era
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19th Century (1800-1899) 1
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Inoue Kowashi, Jurists
Source Meiji Constitution (Wikipedia)
Ito Miyoji, Jurists
Source Meiji Constitution (Wikipedia)
Kaneko Kentaro, Jurists
Source Meiji Constitution (Wikipedia)

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Japanese Law, Legal Systems
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1. Meiji Constitution (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    The Constitution of the Empire of Japan (Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國憲法; Shinjitai: 大日本帝国憲法, romanized: Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kenpō), known informally as the Meiji Constitution (明治憲法, Meiji Kenpō), was the constitution of the Empire of Japan which was proclaimed on February 11, 1889, and remained in force between November 29, 1890, until May 2, 1947.
  • Infobox (era)
    Promulgated February 11, 1889; effective November 29, 1890
  • Introduction
    Enacted after the Meiji Restoration in 1868, it provided for a form of mixed constitutional and absolute monarchy, primarily based on the German and partly based on the British models. In theory, the Emperor of Japan should have governed the empire as a constitutional monarch with the advice of his ministers; in practice, the Emperor was the head of state and the commander-in-chief while the Prime Minister of Japan was only the head of government.
  • Authored By: Inoue Kowashi, Infobox field writer
  • Authored By: Ito Miyoji, Infobox field writer
  • Authored By: Kaneko Kentaro, Infobox field writer
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Wikidata: Meiji Constitution
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