International Law and Japanese Sovereignty

by Douglas Howland

How does a nation become a great power? A global order was emerging in the nineteenth century, one in which all nations were included. This book explores the multiple legal grounds of Meiji Japan's assertion of sovereign statehood within that order: natural law, treaty law, international administrative law, and the laws of war. Contrary to arguments that Japan was victimized by 'unequal' treaties, or that Japan was required to meet a 'standard of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113757108X
• ISBN13: 9781137571083
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"