# 日本国憲法 / The Constitution of Japan — 第七十七条 (Article 77)

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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: 第七十七条 (Article 77) — address `art-77`
- Text in force since: 1947-05-03
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-77
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### 第七十七条
<sup>art-77 · https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-77</sup>

**第一項**  最高裁判所は、訴訟に関する手続、弁護士、裁判所の内部規律及び司法事務処理に関する事項について、規則を定める権限を有する。
<sup>art-77/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-77/par-1</sup>
The Supreme Court is vested with the rule-making power under which it determines the rules of procedure and of practice, and of matters relating to attorneys, the internal discipline of the courts and the administration of judicial affairs.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  検察官は、最高裁判所の定める規則に従はなければならない。
<sup>art-77/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-77/par-2</sup>
Public procurators shall be subject to the rule-making power of the Supreme Court.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  最高裁判所は、下級裁判所に関する規則を定める権限を、下級裁判所に委任することができる。
<sup>art-77/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-77/par-3</sup>
The Supreme Court may delegate the power to make rules for inferior courts to such courts.
<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