不戦条約(ふせんじょうやく)

ふせんじょうやく
noun
non-aggression pact; anti-war treaty
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1. non-aggression pact; anti-war treaty; treaty renouncing war
A treaty in which signatory nations agree not to use war as an instrument of national policy. Most commonly refers to the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928.
不戦条約(ふせんじょうやく)に署名(しょめい)する。
To sign a non-aggression pact.
不戦条約(ふせんじょうやく)は戦争(せんそう)の放棄(ほうき)を定(さだ)めた条約(じょうやく)だ。
A non-aggression pact is a treaty that stipulates the renunciation of war.
千九百二十八年(せんきゅうひゃくにじゅうはちねん)の不戦条約(ふせんじょうやく)は多(おお)くの国(くに)が参加(さんか)したが、その後(ご)の第二次世界大戦(だいにじせかいたいせん)を防(ふせ)ぐことはできなかった。
Although many countries participated in the 1928 non-aggression pact, it could not prevent the subsequent Second World War.

Composed of 不戦(ふせん) (non-war, anti-war) and 条約(じょうやく) (treaty). Most commonly refers to the Kellogg-Briand Pact (ケロッグ・ブリアン条約(けろっぐ・ぶりあんじょうやく)) of 1928, which renounced war as a means of resolving international disputes.

Common collocations

Related words

  • 不可侵条約(ふかしんじょうやく): non-aggression treaty — similar concept, emphasizing not invading
  • 平和条約(へいわじょうやく): peace treaty — a treaty that ends a war
  • 停戦協定(ていせんきょうてい): ceasefire agreement — a temporary halt to fighting

Etymology

The term appears frequently in Japanese history education, particularly in discussions of the interwar period and Japan's path to the Second World War. It is also connected to 日本国憲法(にほんこくけんぽう)第九条(だいくじょう) (Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution), which renounces war.

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