Imperial Court Law System

…All Imperial Household affairs were under the sole control of the Emperor, and were considered to be the prerogative of the Imperial Household, with the Minister of the Imperial Household providing advice to him. The legal norms governing Imperial Household affairs were distinct from the political law system, which had the Constitution at its apex, and formed a system of Imperial Household Laws, at the apex of which was the Imperial House Law, and below this were enacted Imperial Household Laws, such as the Imperial Household Law, the Imperial Household Law, and the Imperial Family Law. Thus, in principle, normal national laws did not apply to the Imperial Household. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Imperial Affairs Law System" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…皇室事務のいっさいは天皇の総攬（そうらん）するところであり，皇室大権として位置づけられ，宮内大臣がこれを輔弼（ほひつ）した。皇室事項を規律する法規範は，憲法を頂点とする政務法体系から区別されて宮務法体系を形成しており，その頂点には皇室典範が立ち，その下に立儲令，登極令，皇室親族令などの皇室令が制定されていた。こうして，皇室には原則的に通常の国の法令は適用されなかった。…

※「宮務法体系」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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