The role of Zaibatsu in the process of Japanese law and state transformation during the Meiji era (1868-1912)

The article discusses the main prerequisites for the emergence and development of zaibatsu as participants in civil traffic, the causes and conditions that have defined the characteristics of zaibatsu, which in some form have persisted until the present time in the Keiretsu. As part of this study, the author analyses changes in regulation of legal relationships arising from the need to develop zaibatsu. The author makes conclusions considering the role of zaibatsu in the industrialization of Japan, the influence of zaibatsu on the development of Japanese law in 1868-1912. Purpose: to determine the extent, nature and prerequisites of the impact of zaibatsu on the development of Japanese State and law in 1868-1912. Methods: the author uses the methods of analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction as well as a historical method. Results: the extent of the impact of dzaibatsu on the development of Japanese State and law in 1868-1912 is determined; the prerequisites for their emergence are identified.