The Two Faces of Military Justice in Occupied Territories: Japanese Military Justice during the Asia-Pacific War, 1937-45
Title
The Two Faces of Military Justice in Occupied Territories: Japanese Military Justice during the Asia-Pacific War, 1937-45
Author
Publisher
Maklu
Location
Antwerpen
Date
2025-01
Appeared in
Military Justice: Contemporary, Historical and Comparative Perspectives, RIDP Libri 8, ed. Gwenaël Guyon, Evert Kleynhans, Michelle Nel and Sonja Els.
This paper explores the ways in which the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) negotiated its rights and responsibilities as an occupying power during the Asia-Pacific War (1937-1945) by examining the establishment and evolution of the military justice system as utilised to maintain order in occupied territories.
Keywords
- Military justice, Japan, Asia-Pacific War, military occupation