For instance, the word "Koho" can be seen in the Chapter 'Yudo' (having regulation) of "Han Fei Tzu" (a book of Chinese thought), but the word as "International Law" was used first time in "Bankoku Koho."
たとえば「公法」ということばは『韓非子』有度篇にも確認されるが、"InternationalLaw"という国際法の意味で使用したのは『万国公法』に始まる。