2019/11/22
My latest article in Japanese on the International Criminal Court (ICC) was recently published in a monthly journal issued by the Japan Institute of International Affairs. The work is titled "Law and Politics Surrounding the Duty to Cooperate towards the ICC," though it is not timely enough to addre...
2019/09/09
The new Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law was launched on 5 September 2019. I was honored to be able to contribute to this project with an entry on 'Positive Complementarity'. I welcome any comments or suggestions for correction and/or revision of my entry. Thank you for provid...
2019/04/17
The last two weeks saw some important developments in the news regarding the International Criminal Court (ICC). On 11 April 2019, Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir was ousted from his position by the Sudanese military. Only three days earlier, on 8 April 2019, the Appeals Chamber re...
2018/10/22
Seven years have passed since this website was established. Today, I am pleased to introduce a new smartphone-friendly design of the website. Thank you very much for your visit....
2018/08/31
I visited an exhibition, "ICC Exhibit: Trauma, healing and hope", in the Hague. The exhibition was hosted by the International Criminal Court and the Hague Town Hall and a part of commemorative events of the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court...
2017/08/18
I was able to observe the second half session of the 69th session of the United Nations International Law Commission (ILC) from 3 July to 4 August 2017. The 2017 ILC Report, advance version, is available on the United Nations International Law Commission website. During the session, the Commission f...
2017/06/15
[gallery link="file" order="DESC"] I was privileged to observe the first half session of the 69th session of the United Nations International Law Commission (ILC) from 1 May to 2 June 2017. I am grateful to have been able to witness several developments and clarifications of international law. ...
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