Protectorate and Protected Countries

Japanese: 保護国･被保護国 - ほごこくひほごこく

This is a system that exists when a weaker country submits to the protection of a stronger country by transferring a significant part of its sovereignty, and while the stronger country is called a protectorate and remains a sovereign state, the weaker country is called a protectee country and becomes a semi-sovereign state. The treaty that establishes this relationship is called a protectorate treaty. However, since the protectee country does not become part of the protectorate, it does not automatically become a party to the war if the protectorate starts a war with a third country. Furthermore, it is not automatically bound by treaties that the protectorate concludes with third countries.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

弱国が，主権の重要部分を委譲することによって強国の保護下に屈するときにみられる制度で，強国が保護国と呼ばれて主権国家であり続けるのに対し，弱国は，被保護国と呼ばれ，半主権国となる。そして，このような関係を設定する条約を，保護条約という。しかし，被保護国は，保護国の一部となるわけではないから，保護国が第三国との間で戦争を始めても，当然に当事国とはならない。また，保護国が第三国と締結する条約に当然には拘束されない。

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