Naturalist Law and Japan's Legitimization of Empire in Manchuria
Thomas Baty and Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12257516 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Oblas (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-55 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Diplomacy and Statecraft (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-2296 • E-ISSN: 1557-301X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09592290490438051 |
| OpenAlex | W2078468938 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Thomas Baty (1869–1954), a prolific, British international law scholar, achieved prominence in diplomatic affairs by serving as Japan's Foreign Legal Adviser in the years spanning two world wars. Baty's advice to the Japanese government was rooted in the non-mainstream natural law philosophy of international legal theory. Baty's law became the defence of the Japanese government before the League of Nations with Japan's occupation of Manchuria in the early 1930s. Baty contended that China's objections to Japanese actions had no basis in the natural fabric of the nation-state system since China was a non-state
China · Economic history · Empire · International law · League · Mainstream · Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Political science · State (computer science · Chinese history and philosophy · History · International Law and Human Rights · Japanese History and Culture · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |