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|questionHeading=What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
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|contents=Article 25 of the 1889 Japan Constitution protected the privacy of the home: "Except in the cases provided for in the law, the house of no Japanese subject shall be entered or searched without his consent". Article 26 of the 1889 Constitution protected correspondence: "Except in the cases mentioned in the law, the secrecy of the letters of every Japanese subject shall remain inviolable."
|contents=Historically, the [[Probable year:: 1889]]  constitution of Japan protected the home and correspondence in Articles 25 and 26 (Constitute Project, “Japan’s Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1889]]  Historical”). Today, Article 35 protects the home (Constitute Project, "Japan [[Probable year:: 1946]]" ).
 
In the 1946 Constitution, Article 35 protects the home, and Article 21 protects communication: "No censorship shall be maintained, nor shall the secrecy of any means of communication be violated."


https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Japan_[[Probable year:: 1889]]. pdf?lang=en
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https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Japan_[[Probable year:: 1946]]? lang=en


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 02:21, 8 March 2024

Privacy Rights

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

Japan

Article 25 of the 1889 Japan Constitution protected the privacy of the home: "Except in the cases provided for in the law, the house of no Japanese subject shall be entered or searched without his consent". Article 26 of the 1889 Constitution protected correspondence: "Except in the cases mentioned in the law, the secrecy of the letters of every Japanese subject shall remain inviolable."

In the 1946 Constitution, Article 35 protects the home, and Article 21 protects communication: "No censorship shall be maintained, nor shall the secrecy of any means of communication be violated."

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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