Volume 65 (2022)
CONTENTS
ARTICLES
CHALLENGES TO “THE LAW OF TREATIES” IN DIVERSIFYING TREATY RELATIONS
- Koji Nishimoto
- Introductory Note
- 1
- Aurélie Tardieu
- Lex Specialis Derogat Lei Generali and Diversification of Treaty Relations
- 6
- Maria Xiouri
- Challenges to Article 60 VCLT on the Termination or Suspension of the Operation of a Treaty in Response to Its Material Breach: The Relationship with Countermeasures
- 45
- Keun-Gwan Lee
- Reconceptualising the Law of State Succession in Respect of Treaties
—Checking the ILC’s “Codification” Efforts Against Subsequent State Practice—
- 79
- Jure Zrilič
- Armed Conflicts and the Law of Treaties: Recent Developments and Reappraisal of the Doctrine in Light of the Wars in Syria and Ukraine
- 107
- OKANO Masataka
- Changing Roles of Treaties in Foreign Policy
- 138
GLOBALIZATION OF SOCIETY AND INTERNATIONAL FAMILY LAW IN JAPAN
- Takami Hayashi
- Introductory Note
- 167
- Ryoko Yamaguchi
- Interests of the Child in Child Abduction and Visitation Cases
—Differences Between Japan’s Domestic and International Criteria—
- 169
- Takami Hayashi
- Transboundary Child Protection in Japan
- 191
- HAYAKAWA Shinichiro
- Japanese Perspective on Legal Issues of International Surrogacy
- 213
- Moonsook Kim
- International Adoption in Korea
- 231
- Manabu Iwamoto
- International Recovery of Maintenance in Japan
- 247
CHANGES AND EVOLUTION IN LEGAL DOCTRINES BASED UPON STATE SOVEREIGNTY
- Jean-Marc Thouvenin
- On Different Res: Res Judicata, Res Interpretata, Res Praescripta (or Indicata), Res Deliberata
- 270
- Tomonori Mizushima
- Lex Lata and Lex Ferenda of Sovereign Immunity
- 301
JAPANESE DIGEST OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
- Atsuko Kanehara
- The Impact on Japan’s Coast Guard and Maritime Security Caused by China’s Coast Guard Law of 2021
- 320
CASES AND ISSUES IN JAPANESE PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
- Chisato Nakamura
- Failure of Service of Judgment Documents and Public Policy Control at The Stage of Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
- 336
- Miho Shin
- Habitual Residence in Japanese Private International Law
- 348
BOOK REVIEWS
- Taku Kumagai
- Kokusaiterorizumu nitaisuru Hotekikisei no Kozo: Terorizumu Boshi Shojoyaku niokeru Saibankankatsuken no Kentou [The Structure of Legal Control of International Terrorism: An Analysis of Anti-Terrorism Conventions], by Takayo Ando. Tokyo: Kokusaishoin, 2020. Pp. 414.
- 362
- Ren Yatsunami
- Seisaku-jitsugen-katei no Gurobaruka [The Globalized Policy Cycle], edited by Yuki Asano, Hiroki Harada, Takeshi Fujitani, and Dai Yokomizo. Tokyo: Koubundo, 2019. Pp. xi, 385.
- 250
- Masami Maruyama
- Economic Sanctions in International Law and Practice, edited by Masahiko Asada. London and New York: Routledge, 2020. Pp. xiv, 256.
- 365
- MORIKAWA Koichi and FUJISAWA Iwao
- Gendai Kokusaiho no Choryu: Sakamoto Shigeki, Yakushiji Kimio Ryosensei Koki Kinen Ronbunshu [Tides in Contemporary International Law: Essays on the Occasion of the 70th Birthdays of SAKAMOTO Shigeki and YAKUSHIJI Kimio], Two Volumes, edited by ASADA Masahiko, KIRIYAMA Takanobu, TOKUGAWA Shinji, NISHIMURA Tomoaki, and HIGUCHI Kazuhiko. Tokyo: Toshindo, 2020. Pp. xxi, 509, xx, 511.
- 371
- Megumi Ochi
- Reparation for Victims of Armed Conflict, by Cristián Correa, Shuichi Furuya,and Clara Sandoval. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. Pp. viii, 293.
- 378
- Taira Nishi
- Kokusaiho no Tanjo: Yoroppa Kokusaiho karano Tenkan [The Birth of International Law: Transformation from European International Law], by Aiko Nakai. Kyoto: Kyoto University Press, 2020. Pp. xvi, 607.
- 381
- Yukiko Oda
- Hagu Joyaku no Riron to Jitsumu: Kokkyo wo Koeta Ko no Ubaiai Funso no Kaiketsu no Tameni [Theory and Practice of the Hague Child Abduction Convention: For the Rapid and Better Resolution of Cross-Border Custody Disputes], edited by Mikiko Otani and Yuko Nishitani. Kyoto: Horitsu Bunka Sha, 2021. Pp. 338.
- 385
- Yota Negishi
- Beisyu Jinken Seido no Kenkyu: Beisyu Jinken Iinkai to Beisyu Jinken Saibansyo no Chosen to Sono Eikyo [Study on Inter-American Human Rights System: Challenges and Impacts of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights], by Yoshitaka Saito. Tokyo: Hokuju Syuppan, 2021. Pp. xii, 462.
- 390
- Dai Tamada
- Changing Actors in International Law, edited by Karen N. Scott, Kathleen Claussen, Charles-Emmanuel Côté, and Atsuko Kanehara. Leiden: Brill/Nijhoff, 2020. Pp. xxviii, 415.
- 393
- Satoshi Kodera
- Kokusaiho no Genzai: Henten suru Gendai Sekai de Ho no Kanousei wo Toi naosu [International Law at Present: The Possibility of Law in the Everchanging World] edited by Koji Teraya and Kazuyori Ito. Tokyo: Nippon Hyoron Sha, 2020. Pp. xix, 423.
- 398
- Hiromi Sato
- Kokusaikeiho niokeru Jokansekinin to Sono Kokunaihoka [Command Responsibility in International Criminal Law and Its Implementation in National Criminal Law] by Kazuya Yokohama. Tokyo: Keio University Press, 2021. Pp. xii, 380.
- 402
JUDICIAL DECISIONS IN JAPAN
I. Public International Law
- Osaka High Court, Judgment, September 11, 2018
- 407
- Supreme Court (2nd Petty Bench), Judgment, February 1, 2021
- Admissibility of Evidence Obtained by Transborder Remote Access — Article 32 of the Convention on Cybercrime — Possible Infringement of the Sovereignty of the State Where the Server Is Located
- 414
- Nagoya High Court, Judgment, January 13, 20
- Deportation of a Foreign National Prior to the Institution of Litigation Against the Decision of Non-Recognition of Refugee Status — Possible Illegality Under the State Redress Act — Article 14(1) of the ICCPR — Non-Refoulement Principle – The Right of Access to the Court
- 416
II. Private Interantional Law
- Supreme Court (3rd Petty Bench), Judgment, May 25, 2021
- Enforcement of Foreign Judgment — Punitive Damages — Contrary to Public Policy
- 423
- Intellectual Property High Court, Judgment, September 29, 2021
- Applicable Law — Copyright — Employee Work — Copyright Transfer
- 426
- Tokyo District Court, Judgment, February 12, 2020
- Lawsuit for State Redress — Conduct of a Public Employee Outside of Japan
- 430
- Tokyo District Court, Judgment, November 20, 2020
- Applicable Law — Characterization — Succession to Immovables Abroad — Unjust Enrichment
- 433
- Tokyo District Court, Judgment, January 21, 2021
- Nationality Law — Case Requesting Confirmation of Japanese Nationality — Loss of Japanese Nationality due to the Acquisition of Foreign Nationality
- 438
- Tokyo District Court, Judgment, March 9, 2021
- Enforcement of Foreign Judgment — Service of Documents During the Litigation Proceedings — Contrary to Procedural Public Policy
- 443
CHRONOLOGY OF JAPANESE FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN 2021
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BY JAPAN IN 2021
- 459
- * Selected Treaties Concluded and Signed by Japan are available on-line (click here).
ACTIVITIES
- I. Activities of the International Law Association of Japan
- 462
- II. Activities of Related Academic Associations in Japan
- 468
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSIONS TO THE JAPANESE YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
