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Document year AD 1946What a document saysEast AsiaSocial life
Article 14 of the inspected Japanese Constitution states that all nationals are equal under the law and shall not be discriminated against in political, economic or social relations on the grounds of race, creed, sex, social status or family origin.
Limits: Documentary provision, not evidence of universal implementation. Listed under 1946, the year of official proclamation, not the date it took effect. English is an AI working translation of the Japanese source, not an official translation or a broader legal interpretation. The Japanese term 国民 appears as “the people” in the preamble and “nationals” in these article translations; these renderings do not settle its legal scope.
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Document year AD 1946What a document saysEast AsiaPolitics and institutions
The preamble of the inspected Japanese Constitution declares that sovereign power resides with the people.
Limits: Documentary provision, not evidence of universal implementation. Listed under 1946, the year of official proclamation, not the date it took effect. English is an AI working translation of the Japanese source, not an official translation or a broader legal interpretation. The Japanese term 国民 appears as “the people” in the preamble and “nationals” in these article translations; these renderings do not settle its legal scope.
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