# 日本国憲法 / The Constitution of Japan — 第七十六条 (Article 76)

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- Law: 日本国憲法 (The Constitution of Japan), 昭和二十一年憲法
- English title "The Constitution of Japan": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Constitution — 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: 第七十六条 (Article 76) — address `art-76`
- Text in force since: 1947-05-03
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### 第七十六条
<sup>art-76 · https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-76</sup>

**第一項**  すべて司法権は、最高裁判所及び法律の定めるところにより設置する下級裁判所に属する。
<sup>art-76/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-76/par-1</sup>
The whole judicial power is vested in a Supreme Court and in such inferior courts as are established by law.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  特別裁判所は、これを設置することができない。行政機関は、終審として裁判を行ふことができない。
<sup>art-76/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-76/par-2</sup>
No extraordinary tribunal shall be established, nor shall any organ or agency of the Executive be given final judicial power.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  すべて裁判官は、その良心に従ひ独立してその職権を行ひ、この憲法及び法律にのみ拘束される。
<sup>art-76/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-76/par-3</sup>
All judges shall be independent in the exercise of their conscience and shall be bound only by this Constitution and the laws.
<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) — 日本国憲法 — the text in force from 1947-05-03 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/321CONSTITUTION/19470503_000000000000000), retrieved 2026-09-16
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — The Constitution of Japan — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/174/tb), retrieved 2026-09-16
- This site's parser, version 211 — 日本国憲法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-16