| The court judged that the article 116 could be applied to only the Japanese Imperial family, and it did not state about criminals against foreign imperial families, so they had to apply the law for ordinary people to the Nicholas's case. |
旧刑法116条は日本の皇室に対して適用されるものであって、外国の皇族に対する犯罪は想定されておらず、法律上は一般人と全く同じ扱いにせざるを得なかった。 |