Rescript
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A rescript is a public government document. More formally, it is a document issued not on the initiative of the author, but in response to a question (usually legal) posed to the author. The word originates from replies issued by Roman emperors to such questions and is also used in modern legal terminology and the Papal curia. Rescripts may take various forms, from a formal document of an established type, such as a Papal bull, to the forwarding of the demand with a simple mention by way of decision, something like "rejected" or "awarded", either to the party concerned or to the competent executive office to be carried out.
A rescript is a public government document. More formally, it is a document issued not on the initiative of the author, but in response to a question (usually legal) posed to the author. The word originates from replies issued by Roman emperors to such questions and is also used in modern legal terminology and the Papal curia. Rescripts may take various forms, from a formal document of an established type, such as a Papal bull, to the forwarding of the demand with a simple mention by way of decision, something like "rejected" or "awarded", either to the party concerned or to the competent executive office to be carried out. ===Japan=== Japanese Emperors have issued Rescripts, including the Hirohito surrender broadcast and the Humanity Declaration. ===Imperial China=== In imperial China, "rescript for most of Chinese history simply means imperial response, usually in the form of a comment on an incoming memorial, either sent back to the original sender or transmitted in the form of an instruction." Different terms have been used to refer to rescripts, including , , or . Palace memorials with the emperor's comments in red ink were called . ==See also== Imperial Rescript on Education Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War Declaratory Rescript of the Illyrian Nation ==References==
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