Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1907

Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907
Japanese name
Kanji	第三次日韓協約
Hiragana	だいさんじにっかんきょうやく
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Dai-sanji Nikkan Kyōyaku
Korean name
Hangul	정미조약 or 한ㆍ일 신협약
Hanja	丁未條約 or 韓日新協約
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Jeongmi joyak or Hanil Sinhyeopyak McCune–Reischauer chongmi choyak or Hanil Sinhyŏbyak
Alternate Korean name
Hangul	제3차 한일협약
Hanja	第三次日韓協約
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Je-sam-cha Han-il Hyeop-yak McCune–Reischauer Che-sam-ch'a Han-il Hyŏp-yak

Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn	Dai-sanji Nikkan Kyōyaku

Transcriptions
Revised Romanization	Jeongmi joyak or Hanil Sinhyeopyak
McCune–Reischauer	chongmi choyak or Hanil Sinhyŏbyak

Transcriptions
Revised Romanization	Je-sam-cha Han-il Hyeop-yak
McCune–Reischauer	Che-sam-ch'a Han-il Hyŏp-yak

The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907 was made between the Empire of Japan and the Korean Empire in 1907. Negotiations were concluded on July 24, 1907.

The treaty provided that Korea should act under the guidance of a Japanese resident general. The effect of the treaty's provisions was that the administration of internal affairs was turned over to Japan.

The Korean Empire had become a protectorate of Japan under the terms of the earlier Eulsa Treaty on 1905, and had thus lost the right to conduct diplomatic exchanges with other countries. Korean Emperor Gojong sent an envoy in secret to the Hague Conference on World Peace to protest Japan’s actions. In retaliation, on July 18, 1907, Japan made Emperor Gojong abdicate in favor of his son Sunjong.

Six days later, a new agreement was forced on the Korean government. Provisions in this new treaty gave the Japanese Resident-General the right to appoint and dismiss high-ranking officials (article 4) and stipulated that all high-ranking officials appointed to the Korean government must be Japanese (article 5). This brought the internal government of Korea fully under the control of Japan. The unpublished section of the treaty also placed the Korean army under Japanese leadership, and handed over judicial and policing powers.

"The Governments of Japan and Korea, with a view to the early attainment of prosperity and strength in Korea and the speedy promotion of the welfare of the Korean people, have agreed upon and concluded the follow stipulations:

Based on the import of the Japan-Korea treaty of the 40th year of the Meiji era, the following items shall be enacted.

(1)　The following courts, composed of people from both Japan and Korea, shall be newly established.

The President (院長, inchō) and Attorney General (檢事總長, kenjisōchō, modern kanji 検事総長) of the Court shall be Japanese. Two of the Justices (判事, hanji) and five of the secretaries (書記) shall be Japanese.

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