The Imperial Diet had only the right to approve establishment and amendment of laws, so articles related to the rights and duties of the subjects could not be amended without the consent of the Imperial Diet.
帝国議会は法律の協賛（同意）権を持ち、臣民の権利・義務など法律の留保が付された事項は帝国議会の同意がなければ改変できなかった。