Uesugi Shinkichi

Uesugi Shinkichi

Uesugi's tomb

Uesugi Shinkichi ( Japanese 上杉 慎 吉 ; born August 18, 1878 in Fukui Prefecture ; died July 4, 1929 ) was a Japanese constitutional lawyer.

life and work

Uesugi Shinkichi studied under Hozumi Yatsuka at the Faculty of Law at Tokyo University , where he graduated in 1903. Uesugi became a member of the faculty, studied in Germany from 1906 to 1909 and was appointed professor on his return in 1912.

In 1912 and 1913, Uesugi argued with Minobe Tatsukichi over his view that the Tennō was simply an element of the state. He joined the right-wing group around Yamagata Aritomo and was involved in the organization of right-wing student groups, such as the "Shichiseisha" (七 生 社), about "Seven Lives Society".

After Yamagata's death in 1922, Uesugi worked as a political advisor to the party “Seiyū Hontō” (政 友 本 党) and formed the “Keirin Gakumei” (経 綸 学 盟) together with Takabatake Motoyuki (高 畠 素 之, 1886–1928).

Uesugi's writings include “Taikoku Kempō” (大 国 憲法) from 1922 and “Kempō Tokuhon” (憲法 読 本) from 1928.

Remarks

1. ↑ The grave is located in Tama Cemetery , Tokyo.

literature

• Florian Neumann: Political Thinking in Japan in the Early 20th Century. The example of Uesugi Shinkichi (1878–1929). Studies, Munich 2011. ISBN 978-3-86205-098-7 .
• S. Noma (Ed.): Uesugi Shinkichi . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993, ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 1644.

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Uesugi is the family name, Shinkichi the first name.