Ono Azusa and the Meiji Constitution: The Codification and Study of Roman Law at the Dawn of Modern Japan
Authors
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Takeharu Okubo
Meiji University
This essay sheds light on the study of Roman law and the theory of constitutions by the late nineteenth century Japanese political philosopher Ono Azusa. In bringing to the fore the political issue of codification in connection with the building of a modern state, Ono inquired into the principles of Roman law as the origins of Western jurisprudence. Based on this study, he reinterpreted the legal traditions of Japan in East Asia and attempted to establish a new political system.
The essay was translated from the Japanese by Gaynor Sekimori.
Published in Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013), 101-144
Date
2013-06-18
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Ono Azusa and the Meiji Constitution: The Codification and Study of Roman Law at the Dawn of Modern Japan. (2013). The Journal of Transcultural Studies, 4(1), 101-144. https://doi.org/10.11588/ts.2013.1.10747
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Keywords:
History of Japanese political thought, Roman Law, Utilitarianism, Dutch Jurisprudence, Ono Azusa
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en
Published in Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013), 101-144
Date
2013-06-18
License
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
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- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
How to Cite
Ono Azusa and the Meiji Constitution: The Codification and Study of Roman Law at the Dawn of Modern Japan. (2013). The Journal of Transcultural Studies, 4(1), 101-144. https://doi.org/10.11588/ts.2013.1.10747
