Sovereignty and “Civilization
International Law and East Asia in the Nineteenth Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6008068 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Junnan Lai (Peking University, Beijing, China), Lai Junnan (Peking University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 282-314 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern China (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-7004 • E-ISSN: 1552-6836 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0097700414520883 |
| OpenAlex | W2117574282 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 16 |
In nineteenth-century positivist international law, the language of “civilization,” deployed for the purpose of both excluding and including members of international society, was to a great extent vague. “Civilization” in turn became an ideological window dressing for power politics. The lack of a clear standard of “civilization” did not prevent Japan from making full use of this vague language in its struggle for full membership in international society. China, by contrast, was relatively unaware of the essence of international politics at the time, and did not realize the important role of “civilization” in international relations. During and after the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895), Japanese intellectual and political elites wielded international law as a weapon to brand China as a “barbarous” nation that violated almost every rule of the law of war and to characterize Japan as a “law-abiding” and “civilized” state. As a result, Japan obtained full membership in international society shortly after the war, whereas China remained a “barbarous” country and was unable to abolish consular jurisdiction in its territory until 1943
China · Civilization · Ideology · International law · International relations · Jurisdiction · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Rule of law · Sociology · Sovereignty · State (computer science · Chinese history and philosophy · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Law
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Keywords (Routledge Revivals)
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2023 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |