Legal Aspects of the Outcomes of World War II in the Far East

The paper analyzes the legal aspects of the outcomes of World War II in the Far East. The study provides for and systematizes legal acts on this issue, including international legal instruments adopted by the States of the anti-Hitler coalition in the context of combating Japanese aggression, further legal consolidation of victory over Japan, and post-war settlement. The causes and conditions of disagreements among the powers are examined, including differences in the interpretation of treaty provisions on post-war territorial arrangements. The study addresses the legality and expediency of concluding a comprehensive peace treaty between Russia and Japan in accordance with the Soviet — Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956. The authors conclude that signing a peace treaty based on territorial concessions contradicts fundamental principles of international law and creates dangerous precedents for the world order. The prospects for elevating the current geopolitical and legal situation in the Far East to a new constructive level of international legal relations are discussed. The paper concludes that a new strategic reality is emerging in the Asia-Pacific region, rendering bipolar and unipolar models of interstate legal relations obsolete. It emphasizes the importance of strategic partnership between Russia and China, and the development of a stable dialogue with ASEAN countries within the Russia — U.S. track. The new politico-legal reality must be based on Japan’s full recognition of the outcomes of World War II and its responsibility for initiating the conflict in the Far East.

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