交こう戦せん権けん

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Meanings

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noun

right of belligerency

Legal term referring to the right of a state to engage in war under international law. Often discussed in the context of Japan's constitutional renunciation of war.

日本にほん国こく憲けん法ぽうは交こう戦せん権けんを否ひ認にんしている。
The Constitution of Japan renounces the right of belligerency.

mingle, mixing, association

戦war, battle, match

権authority, power, rights

Similar words

交こう戦せん
交戦 means 'hostilities' or 'engagement in battle', while 交戦権 is the legal right to engage in such hostilities.
戦せん争そう権けん
戦争権 is a broader term for the right to wage war, but 交戦権 specifically refers to the rights and obligations of a recognized belligerent under international law.

Etymology

Compound of 交戦 (kōsen, 'hostilities') + 権 (ken, 'right'). The term is a modern legal coinage used in international law and constitutional discourse.