本論文在研究日本領有臺灣之後，如何將臺灣這個新領土安置在其大日本帝國憲法的框架之內，並同時兼顧統治臺灣時的特殊需要。時間的斷限，設定於明治29年（1896）〈六三法〉成立，到明治39年（1906）〈三一法〉成立的十年間。透過觀察日本如何在毫無殖民地統治經驗之下，藉著外籍顧問提供意見，並在這些意見的基礎上形成制度設計，及其在政府、議會之間的折衝中政治性的展開。在這十年間，雖然六三法所代表的殖民地主義原則和委任立法的違憲爭議，不斷遭到帝國議會質疑，但明治政府一直透過政治手段護衛六三法。最後甚至企圖透過修憲，在憲法中明訂臺灣的統治由另外的法律規範，即一再地努力將臺灣實質地排除在日本國法域之外。明治39年，即使主張內地延長主義原則的原敬擔任國務大臣，其以內地延長主義為目標的法案也在帝國議會受挫，反而讓繼承六三法之殖民地主義原則的〈三一法〉通過了。可見日本外地統治的殖民地主義原則此時已經確立，其改變必須再等到第一次世界大戰時期了。

This paper examines Japan’s displacement of Taiwan, a new colony, into the framework of the Constitution of the Great Japanese Empire after it acquired Taiwan; in the meantime, it also considers the necessity of special arrangements for ruling Taiwan. The time period focused on the 10 years from the passing of Law 63 in 1896 to the passing of Law 31 in 1906. The article analyzes how the Japanese, without any colony management experience, developed and designed colonial systems based on Westerners’ advice and suggestions, and further developed political supports through negotiations inside the government and congress. Within these ten years, though Law 63, which represented the principle of Colony Extension and the violation of Constitution, was frequently questioned by the Imperial Diet, the Meiji government consistently protected Law 63 through political manipulations. In the last stage, it tried to reform the Constitution to authorize a special legal system for ruling Taiwan. For these reasons, the Act claiming a principle of Motherland Extension proposed by the Minister Hara Takeshi was not accepted, while Law 31, which continued an approach of the colony extension principle in Law 63 was passed. Thus, the colony principle was formalized, and was not changed until the end of the World War I.

六三法；三一法；明治憲法；內地延長主義；大日本帝國憲法

Law 63 promulgated in 1896；Law 31 promulgated in 1906；Meiji Constitution；motherland extension；Constitution of the Great Japanese Empire