Talk:Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty

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Contents 1 Reference 2 False Photo Image 3 The reposted image is still false in view of the article 4 The article confuses the "treaty" and the "event" of Korea's annexation to Japan.

[edit] Reference

The link to this article is broken.

• Yutaka Kawasaki, "Was the 1910 Annexation Treaty Between Korea and Japan Concluded Legally?", Murdoch University Journal of Law, Volume 3, Number 2 (July 1996).

Thanks for pointing this out; I've fixed it. — Haeleth Talk 15:47, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] False Photo Image

The title photo of this page is not document image of "Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty", which may mislead historical facts. So, it must be removed.129.254.33.196 12:48, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The reposted image is still false in view of the article

I don't know the poster's intention!129.254.33.196 00:49, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The article confuses the "treaty" and the "event" of Korea's annexation to Japan.

Gyeongsul Gukchi (경술국치) is NOT the treaty, but rather a term that refers to the event that is signified by the Treaty, i.e., Korea's loss of its status as a sovereign state.

Moreover, we should mention that the "day of national shame (Gukchi-il, 국치일)" is August 29th, when the treaty was proclaimed to public. ("Proclaim" may be the wrong word to use here --- please forgive me if it's wrong. I'm not an expert on English legal terms. :)

Similarly, I think it's misleading to say that "Hanil Hapbang Neugyak (한일합방늑약)" is a Korean term for it. It is certainly NOT an official term --- neugyak (늑약) merely means "a forced (and hence, illegitimate) treaty," and "Hanil Hapbang" is just another term for "Japan's annexation of Korea." So it just means "A forced treaty that made Korea a part of Japan."

The Korean version of this article is named "Hanil Byeonghap Joyak" ko:한일 병합 조약, which is just like the Japanese version with the first two letters ("Korea" and "Japan") reversed. I think that's a more common way to refer to the treaty.

I'll implement these changes if nobody disagrees. Yongjik 03:34, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Implemented as such. Yongjik 15:38, 5 September 2007 (UTC)