Cabinet Legislation Bureau

Cabinet Legislation Bureau

内閣法制局 Naikaku-hōseikyoku
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Japan
Headquarters	3-1-1 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0013 Japan
Agency executive	Yusuke Yokobatake, Director-General of the Cabinet Legislative Bureau
Parent agency	Cabinet of Japan
Website	www.clb.go.jp/english/

Cabinet Legislation Bureau (内閣法制局, naikakuhōseikyoku) is a Japanese government agency, headed by the Director-General of the Cabinet Legislative Bureau, advises Cabinet members on drafting legislation to be proposed to the Diet. It acts as legal counsel for the Cabinet by examining bills, orders, and treaties. It also presents opinions on legal matters to the Prime Minister and other Cabinet Ministers.

Bureau departments

In support of its opinion-giving and examination roles, the Bureau is divided into four departments:^[1]

First Department

The First Department does opinion-giving work. It gives opinions. It interprets existing laws and pending legislation for the Executive Branch. Of course, the actual interpretation of the law is performed by the courts. The Constitutional Archives Research Office is also located in the First Department.

Second Department

The Second Department does examination work. It examines pending legislative bills, draft Cabinet orders, and draft treaties that relate to the Cabinet; the Ministry of Justice; the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; and the Ministry of Defense.

Third Department

The Third Department does examination work. It examines pending legislative bills, draft Cabinet orders, and draft treaties that relate to the Financial Services Agency, the Ministry of Public Management,Home Affairs,Posts and Telecommunications, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, and the Board of Audit.

Fourth Department

The Fourth Department does examination work. It examines pending legislative bills, draft Cabinet orders, and draft treaties that relate to the Fair Trade Commission; the Environmental Disputes Coordination Commission; the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; and the Ministry of Environment.

References

1. ↑ Japanese Cabinet Organization Chart

External links

• Official website
• Abe to pick backer of collective self-defense as head of legislation bureau - The Asahi Shimbun, August 2, 2013

Japanese government ministries and agencies
	Cabinet
	Cabinet Secretariat Cabinet Legislation Bureau National Security Council National Personnel Authority
	Cabinet Office Imperial Household Agency Fair Trade Commission National Public Safety Commission and National Police Agency Personal Information Protection Commission Financial Services Agency Consumer Affairs Agency Reconstruction Agency
	Internal Affairs and Communications (List) Justice (List) Foreign Affairs (List) Finance (List) Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (List) Health, Labour, and Welfare (List) Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (List) Economy, Trade and Industry (List) Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (List) Environment (List) Defense (List)
Board of Audit (constitutionally independent)

Coordinates: 35°40′24″N 139°44′53″E / 35.67333°N 139.74806°E / 35.67333; 139.74806