TY  - BOOK
AU  - Japan
TI  - The Constitution of the Empire of Japan, 1889
AV  - JQKNX 
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Constitutional law -- Japan
KW  - Japan -- Constitution
N1  - Japan. Kenpo (1889); Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_Constitution; Release date is 1996-08-01; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "The Constitution of the Empire of Japan, 1889" by Japan is a constitution proclaimed in 1889 and enacted in 1890. It established a mixed constitutional and absolute monarchy modeled after German and British systems, creating Asia's first parliamentary government. The document defined the Emperor's role, established an independent judiciary, and granted limited civil rights subject to legal restriction. It governed Japan until 1947, when it was replaced during Allied occupation. The constitution's interpretation sparked ongoing struggles between authoritarian and liberal-democratic tendencies throughout the Empire's existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/613
ER  -