11. International Law and Organizations

108 WASEDA BULLETIN OF COMPARATIVE LAW Vol. 35 Agriculture and Forestry）（5） Discussion 11. International Law and Organizations The Japanese Society of International Law held its 2015 Annual Meeting at Nagoya Congress Center during September 18-20, 2015. Day One: Plenary Session: The “Changes” of the System of Sovereign States Chair: Kazuhiro Nakatani, Professor, University of Tokyo 1. Japanese Practice in State Recognition Masahiro Kato, Official, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 2. Secession in International Law: How Should We Understand the Challenge to the Territorial Sovereignty? Zhi-an Wang, Professor, Komazawa University 3. Reconsideration of the Legal Criteria for Statehood in the International System of State Recognition: Focusing on the Cases in the Non- European States Eiichi Usuki, Professor, Daito Bunka University 4. The Relationship between State（ Government） Recognition under International Law and International Private Law Hiroshi Taki, Professor, Chuo University Day Two: Plenary Session: Modern Challenges in Security Chair: Masahiko Asada, Professor, Kyoto University 1. Collective Self-Defense in Modern International Society: Requirement of Request for Assistance and the Legal Character of the Right to Collective Self-Defense Tadashi Mori, Professor, University of Tokyo 2. Rethinking of the Conditions of Occurrence of the International Armed Conflict: The Functions of the Status of Combatant Masahiro Kurosaki, Associate Professor, National Defense Academy DEVELOPMENTS IN 2015 ̶ ACADEMIC SOCIETIES 109 of Japan 3. The Changes in the Security Environment and the Use of Force: From the Viewpoint of International Politics Hiroshi Nakanishi, Professor, Kyoto University Group Session 1: Fragmentation and Unification of International Law Chair: Satoru Taira, Professor, Osaka City University 1. Problems in the Theory of the Unity of the International Legal System in the Argument of “Fragmentation of International Law” Makoto Minakawa, Lecturer, Nagoya Gakuin University 2. Diversification of the Measures Pursuing Accountability for Human Rights Violations and Its Issues: From the Viewpoint of Fragmentation and Unification Yutaka Watanabe, Professor, Niigata University 3. Analysis of the Discourse on General International Law and International Economic Law: Politics over Fragmentation and Unification Satoshi Kodera, Associate Professor, Seinan Gakuin University 4. Breaches of the Obligations under International Environmental Law and the Law of State Responsibility: Possibilities and Limits of Injunction in the International Adjudications Yuko Minami, Associate Professor, Tsuda College Group Session 2: The United Nations at 70 and the Changing Legal Order Chair: Hiroko Akizuki, Professor, Asia University 1. 70 Years of the United Nations: Focusing on the “Maintenance of International Peace and Security” Jun Matsukuma, Professor, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies 2. Developments of the Legal Order in the United Nations Organizations Naozumi Kurokami, Professor, Okayama University 3. The Changes and the Current State in the Interaction between the United Nations, NGOs and Non-state Actors Yukie Osa, Professor, Rikkyo University 4. The “Restrictive Measures” in the Autonomic Legal Order of the EU and the UN Security Council Resolutions: Significance and Limits of the Doctrine of “Equivalent Protection” 110 WASEDA BULLETIN OF COMPARATIVE LAW Vol. 35 Katsuhiro Shoji, Professor, Keio University Group Session 3: Dynamics of Intellectual Property Protection in Globalization Chair: Nozomi Tada, Professor, Seinan Gakuin University 1. International Politics of Intellectual Property Protection through the FTAs: The Split in the US Pharmaceutical Industry and the Government Momoko Nishimura, Research Fllow, University of Tokyo 2. The Argument over Intellectual Property Rights and Human Rights: The Cases of Medicines Hiroko Yamane, Emeritus Faculty, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies 3. International Legal Framework for IP Protection: A Conflict-of-Laws Perspective Eonsuk Kim, Associate Professor, Bunkyo Gakuin University 4. Trends of the Unified Patent Court and Legal Issues Atsuko Yamaguchi, Resercher, Institute of Intellectual Property Day Three: Chair: Tetsuo Sato, Professor, Hitotsubashi University 1. Multilayers of Territorial Title: Significance of Relativization or Hollowing-Out of the Legal Principles of Territorial Attribution Sookyeon Huh, Associate Professor, Rikkyo University 2. Targeted Sanctions by the UN Security Council and Due Process Akira Kato, Associate Professor, Kindai University Chair: Takahiro Yamada, Professor, Nagoya University 3. Adjustment Process of Multicentric Global Governance: Possibilities of the Orchestration in the Governance of Corruption Prevention Makiko Nishitani, Associate Professor, Kobe University Group Session A: The Mixture of Choice of Governing Law Approach and Recognition of Foreign Acts of State Approach in Conflict of Laws Coordinator and Chair: Dai Yokomizo, Professor, Nagoya University 1. General Remarks DEVELOPMENTS IN 2015 ̶ ACADEMIC SOCIETIES 111 Dai Yokomizo, Professor, Nagoya University 2. Personal Status Shiho Kato, Doctoral Student, Nagoya University 3. Property Tetsuro Morishita, Professor, Sophia University 4. Prospect Tadashi Kanzaki, Professor, Gakushuin University Group Session B: Cyber Activities and International Law Coordinator and Chair: Seigo Iwamoto, Professor, Kyoto Sangyo University 1. Assessment of Cyber Activities under International Law: From the Viewpoint of jus ad bellum Keiko Kono, Chief Researcher, National Institute for Defense Studies, 2. Assessment of Cyber Activities under International Law: From the Viewpoint of jus in bello Suguru Nakasone, Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 3. A Study on the Existing Space Law Applicable to the Cyber Attacks Setsuko Aoki, Professor, Keio University 4. Legal Regulation of Cyber Activities and Diplomatic Negotiations Kei Murakami, Doctoral Student, Institute of Information Security Group Session C: Chair: Mariko Kawano, Professor, Waseda University 1. Necessities and Limits of Cross-Organizational Dialogue between the WTO and the European Court of Human Rights in the Investment Arbitrations: In the Cases of Tax Issues Alisher Umirdinov, Designated Assistant Professor, Nagoya University Chair: Hyuck-Soo Yoo, Professor, Yokohama National University 2. The Concept of Corrective Interest in the WTO Dispute Settlements Mechanism: Suggestion from the Viewpoint of Implementation Hakuichi Cho, Assistant Professor, Doshisha University 112 WASEDA BULLETIN OF COMPARATIVE LAW Vol. 35 Chair: Yasuzo Kitamura, Professor, Chuo University 3. Evolutive Interpretation of the Regional Human Rights Treaties: Bridging to the Universal Human Rights Protection through Pro Homine Principle Yota Negishi, Doctoral Student, Waseda University Chair: Goro Toda, Professor, Kyoto Sangyo University 4. The Rights of Victims of Natural Disasters to Receive Humanitarian Assistance and the Obligations of the Disaster-Affected States under the Human Rights Treaties Emika Tokunaga, Researcher, Hurights Osaka.

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