jp_get_law
Read-onlyIdempotent
Retrieve metadata for Japanese laws from e-Gov using a law ID. Access official legislation details without body text.
Instructions
Fetch metadata for a law by its e-Gov law_id (no body text).
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| law_id | Yes | e.g. ``"129AC0000000089"`` (the Civil Code). |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| law_id | Yes | ||
| eli_uri | No | ||
| law_num | No | ||
| eli_note | No | Japan has not deployed ELI. eli_uri is the durable e-Gov viewer URL (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/{law_id}), keyed on the stable law_id e-Gov assigns to every law - never invented. | |
| law_type | No | ||
| law_title | No | ||
| source_url | No | ||
| dataset_note | No | e-Gov (laws.e-gov.go.jp) is Japan's official portal for national legislation, run by the Digital Agency. Japan has no ELI scheme; eli_uri carries the durable e-Gov viewer URL keyed on law_id (see eli_note). Discover by law_title (jp_search_laws) or full-text keyword (jp_search_by_keyword), then fetch metadata or a specific article by law_id. | |
| amendment_law_id | No | ||
| promulgation_date | No | ||
| human_readable_citation | No | ||
| amendment_enforcement_date | No |