was a Japanese legal expert during the Meiji period. In addition to law, he also studied sociology at Tokyo Imperial University.Shigeto Sonoda, "Development of Empirical Sociology and China Studies in Japan" During the Sino-Japanese war, he advised Field-Marshal 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 . Ariga doubted that China was ready to implement a liberal democracy and recommended a balance between monarchy and republic.
Ariga also worked as a translator.
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 Kinji gaikōshi (History of foreign relations in modern times) (1898)
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