Yorozu Oda (1868 to 1945) was a Japanese lawyer, academic and judge born in Hizen Province. He was one of the first judges of the Permanent Court of International Justice, serving from January 1922 to December 1930 and taking part in thirty cases, dissenting once. He was also a professor at Tokyo Imperial University from 1899 to 1930, specializing in ancient Chinese law and administrative law, and later sat in Japan's House of Peers from August 1931 until his death in 1945.
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Yorozu Oda was a Japanese lawyer, academic and judge who served as one of the first Judges of the Permanent Court of International Justice. From 1899 to 1930 he served as a professor at the Tokyo Imperial University, where he was an expert in ancient Chinese law and administrative law. In 1921 he was appointed to the Permanent Court of International Justice, where he heard 30 cases, dissenting from the main judgment once.
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