- Position: Professor (Faculty of Law, Waseda University)
- Degree:
Master of Arts, University of TokyoLL.M., University of Cambridge
- Background:
Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba (1990-2004)Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University (2004-present)
Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University (2007-present)
Field of Specialization
International Law, International Law of the Sea
Research Theme
Pacific Settlement of Disputes, State Responsibility
Major Works / Publications / Awards
- “United Nations International Law Commission and the International Court of Justice”, in S. Murase and K. Tsuruoka, Changing Era of International Law Commission: Festschrift for Ambassador Chusei Yamada (2011), pp. 51-78
- “The Role of Judicial Procedures in the Process of the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes”, 346 Recueil des cours 9 (2009), pp. 9-473
- “Legal Problems of Fighting Piracy: The Japanese Perspective”, H, Baum (Ed.), Germany and Japan: A Legal Dialogue between Two Economies (Carl Heymanns Verlag, 2012), pp. 129-143
- “Standing of a State in the Contentious Proceedings of the International Court of Justice: Judicial Procedure on the Basis of the Consent of the Parties and the Development of International Legal Rules to Protect the Common Interests of the International Community as a Whole or as Established by a Treaty”, Japanese Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 55 (2012), pp. 208-236
Academic Societies / Service to Society
Academic Societies
- Japanese Association of International Law
- Association of International Economic Law
- World Law Association
Service to Society
- Advisor, Headquarters for Ocean Policy, Cabinet Office of Japan
- Chair, Maritime Affairs Subcommittee, Council for Transport Policy, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan
- Member, Committee for Ocean and Environment Policy
- Member, Council on Customs, Tariff, Foreign Exchange and Other Transactions, Ministry of Finance, Japan
Research Project
- MA: Pacific Settlement of International Disputes
Research Theme, Outline of Project Research Seminar, Message to Prospects
The purpose of the project is to analyze international dispute from legal viewpoint and consider the significance of judicial settlement. The students are expected to get insights of the legal approach to the settlement of international disputes.
Course List
Web Page / Researcher DB
Waseda University Researchers Database
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