# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第三十三条 (Article 33)

- Law: 民事訴訟法 (Code of Civil Procedure), 平成八年法律第百九号
- English title "Code of Civil Procedure": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第三十三条 (Article 33)（外国人の訴訟能力の特則） — address `art-33`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-33
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-33
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### 第三十三条（外国人の訴訟能力の特則） — (Special Provisions on Foreign Nationals' Capacity to Sue and Be Sued)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-33 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-33 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-33</sup>

    **第一項**  外国人は、その本国法によれば訴訟能力を有しない場合であっても、日本法によれば訴訟能力を有すべきときは、訴訟能力者とみなす。
    <sup>art-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-33/par-1</sup>
    Even if a foreign national does not have the capacity to sue or be sued pursuant to the laws of their home country, they are deemed to have the capacity to sue or be sued if they have that capacity pursuant to Japanese law.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民事訴訟法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/408AC0000000109/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Civil Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4797/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- This site's parser, version 209 — 民事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17