The Tokyo Dissent

Author

Rakshit Sharma

Publisher

Law & Justice Publishing Co.

Year

2026

Why Choose This Book?

The Tokyo Dissent revisits the legal and historical significance of Justice Radha Binod Pal’s dissenting opinion in the International Military Tribunal for the Far East after the Second World War. Written by Rakshit Sharma, with a foreword by Adv. Ikrant Sharma, the book examines a landmark moment in international legal history and the questions it raised about justice, impartiality, sovereignty and the application of international law. It is relevant to readers of constitutional and international law, legal history, war crimes jurisprudence and post-war justice.

About the Book

The Tokyo Dissent explores the life, reasoning and legacy of Justice Radha Binod Pal, the Indian jurist whose dissenting opinion at the Tokyo war crimes tribunal in 1948 challenged the majority judgment. The book places his position within the historical setting of the post-war international justice system and examines the legal questions surrounding the prosecution of Japanese wartime leaders.

The publication invites readers to consider the relationship between law and power, the impartial administration of justice, and the development of international criminal jurisprudence. It is a useful addition for advocates, law students, researchers, historians and readers interested in India’s contribution to international legal thought.

Related Subjects

• International Law

• International Criminal Law

• Justice Radha Binod Pal

• Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal

• Legal and Judicial History

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Caveat Legalis

This book addresses historical and legal debates surrounding the Tokyo war crimes tribunal. The dissenting opinion of Justice Radha Binod Pal should be understood in its historical and jurisprudential context and distinguished from the tribunal's majority judgment and subsequent developments in international law.

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