SOURCE / legal text
The Constitution of Japan
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The official English text reproduced from the November 3, 1946 Official Gazette.
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Article 14 of Japan's Constitution states that all people are equal under the law and prohibits discrimination in political, economic, or social relations on its listed grounds.
- supports · article 14
Article 24 of Japan's Constitution states that marriage is based only on the mutual consent of both sexes.
- supports · article 24(1), first sentence
Article 24 states that marriage is maintained through mutual cooperation with equal rights of husband and wife as a basis.
- supports · article 24(1), second sentence