On legal status of the Japanese-Formosan in the Dutch East Indies

本研究探讨日裔福尔摩沙人在荷兰东印度群岛的法律地位。随着1899年日荷不平等条约的修改，日本人在荷兰东印度群岛的法律地位发生了变化。虽然在这次修订之前，日本人的法律地位一直被认为是“原住民”，但新修订的法律，即所谓的“日本法”，将日本人定义为与“欧洲人”平等的地位。这一变化对甲午战争后刚刚沦为日本臣民的台湾人的法律地位有何影响？研究表明，台湾人在荷兰东印度群岛的法律地位与日本人平等，但这导致了荷兰东印度群岛的华人伪归化，他们试图利用日裔福尔摩沙人的法律地位最大限度地利用商业利益。随着中国人的这一违法行为公之于众，殖民地政府考虑了日裔福尔摩沙人合法地位的可能改变，以避免出现问题。

This research deals with the legal status of the Japanese-Formosan in the Dutch East Indies. With the revision of unequal treaty between Japan and the Netherlands in 1899, there occurred a change in legal status of the Japanese in the Dutch East Indies. Although the legal status of the Japanese before this revision has been considered as that of 'native', newly revised law, so-called 'Japannerwet (Japanese law)', defined the Japanese on equal terms with the 'European'. How did this change influence on the legal status of Formosan who had just become Japanese subject after Chino-Japan War in 1894? The research shows that the Formosan became treated as equal to the Japanese in the Dutch East Indies in terms of its legal status, however, this caused pseudo-naturalization among the Chinese in the Dutch East Indies who tried to make the most of commercial profits with the use of legal status of Japanese-Formosan. As this illegal deed by the Chinese became public, the colonial government had considered the possible change in legal status of the Japanese-Formosan to avoid the problem.