The Japan Chapter of the Asian Society of International Law

The Global Annual Conference



1 July 2018

Waseda University

Building No. 14, Waseda Campus

1-6-1 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8050 Japan



Asia and International Law in Challenging Times



Asia is currently confronted with unprecedented challenges in all areas of international law. While some of them are repercussions of developments on a global scale, others reflect the diversity of Asia, which fuels growth but also creates complexity. As political and economic relations expand and social and cultural exchanges grow in the region, local interests and concerns become more intricately intertwined with international, transnational, and regional interests and concerns, which deepens the complexity in Asia. As the driving force of the world economy amid the advancement of information networks and the globalization of business in a new era, Asia requires the evolution of international rules and institutions. This conference seeks to explore how international law can address these challenges in relation to regional frameworks and initiatives in Asia.



Program



9:00- Registration (Fourth Floor)

9:30-11:15 Session 1: Plenary (Room 403)



Opening Remarks

MOGAMI Toshiki (Japan Chapter of the AsianSIL, President; Waseda University, Professor)



Keynote:

Constructive Dialogue for Human Rights: Challenges to Committees, Committee Members, State Parties, and Other Stakeholders



Moderator:

OBATA Kaoru (Nagoya University, Professor)

Keynote Speaker:

Benyam Dawit MEZMUR (Committee on the Rights of the Child, Member; University of the Western Cape (UWC), Lecturer)

Commentators:

OTANI Mikiko (Committee on the Rights of the Child, Member; Otani & Partners, Partner)

YAKUSHIJI Kimio (Committee on Enforced Disappearances, Former Member; Ritsumeikan University, Professor)

ISHIKAWA Jun (Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Member; University of Shizuoka, Professor) 窶茀



11:30-13:00 Session 2: Three Concurrent Panels

第一パネル：米国法の域外適用にともない日本の弁護士が迫られる対応 [Japanese] (Room 403)

座長：

古田啓昌（アンダーソン・毛利・友常法律事務所、弁護士）

報告者： 広瀬元康（弁護士法人瓜生・糸賀法律事務所、弁護士）

腐敗行為防止

原　悦子（アンダーソン・毛利・友常法律事務所、弁護士）

独禁法

山本晋平（古賀総合法律事務所、弁護士）

依頼者と弁護士の通信秘密保護制度

齋藤滋春（デロイトトーマツファイナンシャルアドバイザリー合同会社、データマネジメントサービスマネージングディレクター）

e-Discovery



Panel II: The Future of Regional Economic Agreements (Room 402)

Moderator:

Tony ANDRIOTIS (Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, Tokyo Office, Counsel)

Speakers:

NAKANISHI Yumiko (Hitotsubashi University, Professor)

EU Values and Standards in FTAs between the EU and the Third Countries -A Focus on the EPA between the EU and Japan-

Vincent-Joel PROULX (National University of Singapore, Assistant Professor) &

Elsa SARDINHA (National University of Singapore Centre for International Law, Research Associate)

Requiem for a Deal, or the End of American Influence in the Investment Chapters of Asia-Relevant FTA?

KANG Sungjin (Kim & Chang, Advisor,)

Standing Investment Court in Asia: A Daydream, or a Possibility?



Panel III: International Law in the Past, Present and Future (Room 401)

Moderator:

MOCHIZUKI Yasue (Kwansei Gakuin University, Professor)

Speakers:

WATANUKI Ryo (Osaka University of Economics and Law, Visiting Research Fellow)

From 'Peaceful Change' to 'Regional Politics': The Legal Structure of Adaptation for Political Realism in Pre-war Japan

John Anthony CARTY (Beijing Institute of Technology, Professor)

The Need for a New Approach to International Legal Personality to Address the Geo-Political and Security Problems of North East Asia

LEE Seo Hee (Korea University, Ph.D.candidate)

An Analysis of the Mandate Regime and Colonialism in International Law



13:00-15:00 Lunch (Room 408 will be made available) 13:30-14:30 ランチョン・セミナー [Japanese] (Members of the Japan Chapter only) (Room 407)

タイトル：レジェンドに聞く

インタビュイー：

原　壽（長島・大野・常松法律事務所、顧問）

インタビュアー：

矢上浄子（アンダーソン・毛利・友常法律事務所、弁護士）



13:00-14:30 理事会 [Japanese] (Room 405)

14:30-15:00 総会 [Japanese] (Room 403)



15:00-16:30 Session 3: Three Concurrent Panels

Panel I: Trying to Tame a Tiger?: East Asian Perspectives on the US Trade Policy under Trump Administration [日本語質問可／Questions may be asked in Japanese and translated into English] (Room 403)

Moderator:

YOO Hyucksoo (Yokohama National University, Professor)

Speakers:

LEE Jaemin (Seoul National University, Professor) Loopholes of an FTA?: U.S. Trade Remedy Disputes under the Trump Administration

KOBAYASHI Tomohiko (Otaru University of Commerce, Professor)

Castle in the Sand?: Institutional Issues involving the Intertwined FTA Networks

TAMURA Akihiko (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Professor)

Future of Liberal Trade Order?: The Impact of US Policy on the Regional Economic System Building



Panel II: International Organizations from Asian Perspectives (Room 402)

Moderator:

UEKI Toshiya (Tohoku University, Professor)

Speakers:

Adrien SCHIFANO (Hitotsubashi University, Adjunct Assistant Professor (Junior Fellow))

The Contribution of Asian Institutional Practice to the General Theory of International Organizations: An Inquiry in the Criteria for Organization-hood

HATANO Ayako (The U.S.- Asia Law Institute, Visiting Researcher; University of Tokyo Ph.D. candidate)

Incomplete Socialization of International Human Rights Law? - A Case Study of Racial Discrimination and Hate Speech Dissolution Act in Japan

SHIN Ethan Hee-Seok (Yonsei Law Institute, Researcher)

The UN's Response to Human Rights Violations in North Korea: Solving a Mystery Wrapped in a Riddle Inside an Enigma?



Panel III: Sustainable Development and Law of the Sea (Room 407)

Moderator:

OKAMATSU Akiko (Hosei University, Professor)

Speakers:

Isabelle ROUCHE (Gide law firm, International Dispute Resolution Associate)

Continental Shelf Submissions and Third Party Notifications: The Other South China Sea Case

KOBAYASHI Masanori (University of Tokyo, PhD Candidate)

Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) in Green Building Investment Market

TU Yinan (China University of Geosciences, Senior Lecturer)

International Law Analysis of Risks in Arctic Natural Gas Mining in Perspectives of China and Russia Cooperation



16:45-18:20 Session 4: Plenary (Room 403)

Filling Gaps in the Implementation of International Law

Moderator:

ABE Kohki (Meiji Gakuin University, Professor)

Speakers: MATSUDA Hiromichi (International Christian University, Assistant Professor)

The Role of Legislative and Administrative Organs in Implementing International Obligations: A Comparative Analysis

Meltem INELI-CIGER (Suleyman Demirel University, Assistant Professor)

Will the Global Compact on Refugees Address Gaps in International Refugee Law?

Leonardo BORLINI (Bocconi University, Assistant Professor) &

Claudio DORDI (Bocconi University, Associate Professor) Law and Non-Law in the ASEAN Economic Community



Closing Remarks

Speaker:

MOGAMI Toshiki (Japan Chapter of the AsianSIL, President; Waseda University, Professor)



18:30- Reception (Third Floor, Okuma Kaikan)

Best Paper Award Presentation



For more detail, please visit

http://asiansil-jp.org/english/20180402/