Nagao Ariga

Nagao Ariga also spelled Nagao Aruga (有賀 長雄) was a Japanese legal expert during the Meiji period. In addition to law, he also studied sociology at Tokyo Imperial University. During the Sino-Japanese war, he advised Field-Marshall Ōyama Iwao on issues of international law. In 1913 he accepted the invitation by Yuan Shikai, to prepare a draft constitution for the new Chinese republic, together with Ushikichi Nakae (中江 丑吉). Ariga doubted that China was ready to implement a liberal democracy and recommended a balance between monarchy and republic.

Works (partial list)

 * La Chine Et La Grande Guerre Europeenne Au Point de Vue Du Droit International D'Apres Les Documents Officiels Du Gouvernement Chinois
 * La guerre sino-japonaise au point de vue du droit international
 * La Guerre Russo-Japoinaise 1904-1905