@article{ART003345823},
author={Jeeye Song},
title={The Contested Validity of the Eulsa Protectorate Treaty: Diplomatic Tensions over the Exequatur for the Russian Consul-General in Korea},
journal={Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University},
issn={1598-3021},
year={2026},
volume={83},
number={2},
pages={177-224}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jeeye Song
TI - The Contested Validity of the Eulsa Protectorate Treaty: Diplomatic Tensions over the Exequatur for the Russian Consul-General in Korea
JO - Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University
PY - 2026
VL - 83
IS - 2
PB - Institute of Humanities, Seoul National University
SP - 177
EP - 224
SN - 1598-3021
AB - This study examines the diplomatic tensions between Russia and Japan after the Russo-Japanese War over the exequatur for Georgy Antonovich Planson, who was appointed Russia’s Consul-General to Korea. After the Eulsa Protectorate Treaty, Russia refused to recognize Japan’s protectorate over Korea and sought to obtain the exequatur from the Korean Emperor. By analyzing diplomatic correspondence and treaty texts, this study contributes to existing scholarship in history and international law. Given that modern international law served imperialist purposes, debates over the illegality of the Protectorate Treaty inevitably face certain limitations. Nevertheless, Japan’s anxiety over whether the Korean Emperor or the Japanese Emperor possessed the authority to grant the exequatur suggests that the treaty might fail to secure international recognition. Moreover, the efforts of both Japan and Russia to probe other great powers’ perspectives through their diplomatic networks demonstrate that the validity of the Protectorate Treaty remained contested at the intersection of international law and great-power politics.
KW - Eulsa Protectorate Treaty;Exequatur;Russo-Japanese War; Consular Relations;Georgy Antonovich Planson
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Jeeye Song. (2026). The Contested Validity of the Eulsa Protectorate Treaty: Diplomatic Tensions over the Exequatur for the Russian Consul-General in Korea. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 83(2), 177-224.
Jeeye Song. 2026, "The Contested Validity of the Eulsa Protectorate Treaty: Diplomatic Tensions over the Exequatur for the Russian Consul-General in Korea", Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, vol.83, no.2 pp.177-224.
Jeeye Song "The Contested Validity of the Eulsa Protectorate Treaty: Diplomatic Tensions over the Exequatur for the Russian Consul-General in Korea" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 83.2 pp.177-224 (2026) : 177.
Jeeye Song. The Contested Validity of the Eulsa Protectorate Treaty: Diplomatic Tensions over the Exequatur for the Russian Consul-General in Korea. 2026; 83(2), 177-224.
Jeeye Song. "The Contested Validity of the Eulsa Protectorate Treaty: Diplomatic Tensions over the Exequatur for the Russian Consul-General in Korea" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 83, no.2 (2026) : 177-224.
Jeeye Song. The Contested Validity of the Eulsa Protectorate Treaty: Diplomatic Tensions over the Exequatur for the Russian Consul-General in Korea. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 83(2), 177-224.
Jeeye Song. The Contested Validity of the Eulsa Protectorate Treaty: Diplomatic Tensions over the Exequatur for the Russian Consul-General in Korea. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University. 2026; 83(2) 177-224.
Jeeye Song. The Contested Validity of the Eulsa Protectorate Treaty: Diplomatic Tensions over the Exequatur for the Russian Consul-General in Korea. 2026; 83(2), 177-224.
Jeeye Song. "The Contested Validity of the Eulsa Protectorate Treaty: Diplomatic Tensions over the Exequatur for the Russian Consul-General in Korea" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 83, no.2 (2026) : 177-224.
