# 民法 / Civil Code — 第七百十一条 (Article 711)

- Law: 民法 (Civil Code), 明治二十九年法律第八十九号
- English title "Civil Code": 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: 第七百十一条 (Article 711)（近親者に対する損害の賠償） — address `art-711`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-711
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### 第七百十一条（近親者に対する損害の賠償） — (Compensation for Damages to Close Relatives)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-711 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-711 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-711</sup>

  **第一項**  他人の生命を侵害した者は、被害者の父母、配偶者及び子に対しては、その財産権が侵害されなかった場合においても、損害の賠償をしなければならない。
  <sup>art-711/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-711/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-711/par-1</sup>
  A person that has taken the life of another must compensate for damage to the father, mother, spouse, and children of the victim, even if the property rights of the same have not been infringed.
  <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) — 民法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20260624_508AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Code — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4848/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11