Tatsukichi Minobe
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- In this Japanese name, the family name is Minobe.
Tatsukichi Minobe (美濃部達吉 Minobe Tatsukichi? May 7, 1873 to May 23, 1948) was a respected member of the Tokyo University law program, his “functionalist theory” declared the emperor to be a part of the constitutional structure of Japan rather than a sacred power beyond that of the state itself. His interpretation of the constitution was overwhelmingly accepted by bureaucrats and even imperial household until the 1930's. In the increasingly militant environment of the 1930s, these ideas, which had been expressed with impunity by others in earlier years, led to attacks against Minobe by the House of Peers and his own resignation from that body.
[edit] References
- Gordon, Andrew. A Modern History of Japan from Tokugawa Times to the Present. Oxford University Press,2003.
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