# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第二百四十四条 (Article 244)

- 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: 第二百四十四条 (Article 244) — address `art-244`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-244
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-244
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### 第二百四十四条
<sup>art-244 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-244 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-244</sup>

  **第一項**  裁判所は、当事者の双方又は一方が口頭弁論の期日に出頭せず、又は弁論をしないで退廷をした場合において、審理の現状及び当事者の訴訟追行の状況を考慮して相当と認めるときは、終局判決をすることができる。ただし、当事者の一方が口頭弁論の期日に出頭せず、又は弁論をしないで退廷をした場合には、出頭した相手方の申出があるときに限る。
  <sup>art-244/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-244/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-244/par-1</sup>
  If one or both parties fails to appear or leaves court without presenting oral arguments on a date for oral arguments, and the court finds it to be appropriate in consideration of the current status of the trial and the status of each party's conduct of the litigation, it may reach a final judgment; provided, however, that if one of the parties fails to appear or leaves court without presenting an oral argument on a date for oral arguments, this applies only at the request of the adverse party who appeared on that date.
  <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