# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第十条の二 (Article 10-2)

- 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: 第十条の二 (Article 10-2)（管轄裁判所の特例） — address `art-10-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-10-2
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-10-2
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### 第十条の二（管轄裁判所の特例） — (Special Provisions on the Court of Jurisdiction)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-10-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-10-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-10-2</sup>

    **第一項**  前節の規定により日本の裁判所が管轄権を有する訴えについて、この法律の他の規定又は他の法令の規定により管轄裁判所が定まらないときは、その訴えは、最高裁判所規則で定める地を管轄する裁判所の管轄に属する。
    <sup>art-10-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-10-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-10-2/par-1</sup>
    With regard to an action over which the Japanese courts have jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Section, if the court of jurisdiction is not determined pursuant to other provisions of this Code or provisions of other laws and regulations, the action is under the jurisdiction of the court of jurisdiction in the locality specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 不正競争防止法 第十九条の二第二項（営業秘密に関する訴えの管轄権） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/unfair-competition-prevention-act/art-19-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000047/art-19-2/par-2

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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