# 仲裁法 / Arbitration Act — 第四十二条 (Article 42)

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- Law: 仲裁法 (Arbitration Act), 平成十五年法律第百三十八号
- English title "Arbitration Act": 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: 第四十二条 (Article 42)（仲裁廷による仲裁判断の解釈） — address `art-42`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-42
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-42
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### 第四十二条（仲裁廷による仲裁判断の解釈） — (Interpretation of Arbitral Award by Arbitral Tribunal)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-42 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-42 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-42</sup>

**第一項**  当事者は、仲裁廷に対し、仲裁判断の特定の部分の解釈を求める申立てをすることができる。
<sup>art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-42/par-1</sup>
The parties may petition the arbitral tribunal to give an interpretation of a specific part of the arbitral award.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の申立ては、当事者間にかかる申立てをすることができる旨の合意がある場合に限り、することができる。
<sup>art-42/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-42/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-42/par-2</sup>
The petition referred to in the preceding paragraph may be filed only if an agreement has been reached between the parties that the petition may be filed.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  前条第二項及び第三項の規定は第一項の申立てについて、第三十九条並びに前条第四項及び第五項の規定は第一項の申立てについての決定について、それぞれ準用する。
<sup>art-42/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-42/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-42/par-3</sup>
The provisions of the preceding Article, paragraphs (2) and (3) apply mutatis mutandis to the petition referred to in paragraph (1), and the provisions of Article 39 and the preceding Article, paragraphs (4) and (5) apply mutatis mutandis to the decision on the petition referred to in paragraph (1).
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-42/par-2: 前項 → 仲裁法 第四十二条第一項 (Article 42, paragraph (1)), art-42/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-42/par-1
- art-42/par-3: 前条第二項 → 仲裁法 第四十一条第二項 (Article 41, paragraph (2)), art-41/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-41/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-41/par-2
- art-42/par-3: 第三項 → 仲裁法 第四十一条第三項 (Article 41, paragraph (3)), art-41/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-41/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-41/par-3
- art-42/par-3: 第一項 → 仲裁法 第四十二条第一項 (Article 42, paragraph (1)), art-42/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-42/par-1
- art-42/par-3: 第三十九条 → 仲裁法 第三十九条 (Article 39), art-39 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-39 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-39
- art-42/par-3: 前条第四項 → 仲裁法 第四十一条第四項 (Article 41, paragraph (4)), art-41/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-41/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-41/par-4
- art-42/par-3: 第五項 → 仲裁法 第四十一条第五項 (Article 41, paragraph (5)), art-41/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-41/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-41/par-5

## Cited by

4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 仲裁法 第四十条第三項（仲裁手続の終了） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-40/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-40/par-3
- 仲裁法 第四十二条第二項（仲裁廷による仲裁判断の解釈） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-42/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-42/par-2
- 仲裁法 第四十二条第三項（仲裁廷による仲裁判断の解釈） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-42/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-42/par-3
- 仲裁法 第四十四条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/arbitration-act/art-44/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-44/par-2

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 仲裁法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000138/20260521_504AC0000000048), retrieved 2026-11-01
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Arbitration Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4440/tb), retrieved 2026-11-01
- This site's parser, version 219 — 仲裁法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-01
