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|contents=Article 29 of the 1889 Japan Constitution stated: "Japanese subjects shall within the limits of the law, enjoy the liberty of speech, writing, publication, public meeting and association."
|contents=Chapter III Article 21 of the Japanese Constitution ([[Probable year:: 1947]]) : “Freedom of assembly and association as well as speech, press and all other forms of expression are guaranteed.”
 
Article 21 of Japan's 1947 Constitution guaranteed freedom of association as well: "Freedom of assembly and association as well as speech, press and all other forms of expression are guaranteed."


Additionally, though finding direct texts has proven difficult, there have been political movements for greater political expression since the pre-war era. The freedom and popular rights movement existed throughout the second half of the 19th century, and its members advocated for increased freedom of assembly beginning no later than [[Probable year:: 1886]]  (Tierney [[Probable year:: 2013]],  21).
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1889 Japan Constitution: https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Japan_1889


1946 Japan Constitution: https://japan.kantei.go.jp/constitution_and_government_of_japan/constitution_e.html
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Latest revision as of 02:12, 8 March 2024

Freedom of Association

What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?

Japan

Article 29 of the 1889 Japan Constitution stated: "Japanese subjects shall within the limits of the law, enjoy the liberty of speech, writing, publication, public meeting and association."

Article 21 of Japan's 1947 Constitution guaranteed freedom of association as well: "Freedom of assembly and association as well as speech, press and all other forms of expression are guaranteed."

References:

1889 Japan Constitution: https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Japan_1889

1946 Japan Constitution: https://japan.kantei.go.jp/constitution_and_government_of_japan/constitution_e.html



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