The two faces of military justice in occupied territories: Japanese military justice during the Asia-Pacific war (1937-45)

author Kelly Maddox
journal RIDP Libri (ISSN: )
volume 2025
issue Military Justice: Contemporary, Historical and Comparative Perspectives
section Part 1 - History of military justice
date of publication Jan. 6, 2025
language English
pagina 119
abstract

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.