# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第二百十二条 (Article 212)

- 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: 第二百十二条 (Article 212)（鑑定義務） — address `art-212`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-212
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### 第二百十二条（鑑定義務） — (Obligation to Give Expert Testimony)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-212 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-212 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-212</sup>

    **第一項**  鑑定に必要な学識経験を有する者は、鑑定をする義務を負う。
    <sup>art-212/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-212/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-212/par-1</sup>
    A person who has the relevant knowledge and experience necessary to give expert testimony bears the obligation to give expert testimony.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  第百九十六条又は第二百一条第四項の規定により証言又は宣誓を拒むことができる者と同一の地位にある者及び同条第二項に規定する者は、鑑定人となることができない。
    <sup>art-212/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-212/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-212/par-2</sup>
    A person of the same status as a person who may refuse to testify or refuse to swear under oath pursuant to the provisions of Article 196 or Article 201, paragraph (4), or a person prescribed in Article 201, paragraph (2), may not serve as an expert.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-212/par-2: 第百九十六条 → 民事訴訟法 第百九十六条 (Article 196), art-196 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-196 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-196
- art-212/par-2: 第二百一条第四項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百一条第四項 (Article 201, paragraph (4)), art-201/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-201/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-201/par-4
- art-212/par-2: 同条第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百一条第二項 (Article 201, paragraph (2)), art-201/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-201/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-201/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