Ono Azusa and the Meiji Constitution: The Codification and Study of Roman Law at the Dawn of Modern Japan

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...

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Main Author: Takeharu Okubo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg 2013-06-01
Series:Transcultural Studies
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Online Access:https://heiup.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/index.php/transcultural/article/view/10747