Other Publications
A Guide to the Court of Justice of the European Union [in Japanese]
AbstractThis book is an introdoctory book about the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The book is the first book about the CJEU which is written in Japanese. It explains what the CJEU is, how the CJEU functions, the judicial procedures and judicial statistics. In addition, the book mentions to interviews with the president, the first adovocate general and others of the CJEU, which the author had.
A Minimum Corporate Tax Rate―The Overview of the GloBE Rule and Its Challenges [in Japanese]
AbstractThis article provides an overview and outlook of the GloBE rule, a measure to effectively block tax erosion and profit shifting by multinational companies. A minimum corporate rate of 15% will ease tax competition, but will not end it.
Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: “Take into Consideration the Reality of the Security Environment,” Nobumasa Akiyama, Professor, Hitotsubashi University [In Japanese]
AbstractRather than arguing that Japan should get out of the U.S. nuclear umbrella in order to join the Nuclear Weapons Convention, the article suggests to think how to improve the security environment in which the nuclear umbrella is necessary.
Sex Discrimination in Promotion and Its Remedies: The Kanematsu Case [in Japanese]
AbstractConcerning the case in which the plaintiffs claimed the wage disparity between female and male workers with same characteristics and sought the difference in wages, lump-sum payments, compensation, and attorney's fees, the article analyzes the judgment that changed the original verdict and partially approved the claim for damages（Tokyo High Court's judgment on January 31, 2008).
The Stratified International Order and Japan [in Japanese]
AbstractAs the US and China hold different views of order, and as confrontation becomes more structured, the diplomatic arena over human rights, democracy, economic security and other issues is expanding. Japan must boldly enter and act in this new arena of debate.
Nuclear disarmament efforts Joint Statement of the Five Powers Deflecting Discontent of Non-nuclear-Weapon States Nobumasa Akiyama, Professor, The Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University [in Japanese]
AbstractThe background of the joint statement is believed to be a sense of crisis over the further decline in international confidence in the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) regime, which limits the possession of nuclear weapons to the five nuclear powers.
No first use” in the context of the U.S.-Japan Alliance
AbstractThe article addresses the No First Use (NFU) of nuclear weapons policy, and the imminent need to establish deterrence mechanisms that promote stability in the region, considering Japan’s perspective as a US ally. All of this in the context of escalating tensions with China and the continuous threat of North Korea.
Supreme Court (First Petty Bench) Asahi Building Management Co. v. Doe
AbstractThe journal gathers labor law judgements by the highest courts, and publishes them with headnotes and annotations regarding context on the case.
Regional Integration・ International Tax Harmonization and Tax Legalism [in Japanese]
AbstractFocusing on the use of non-binding soft law in the EU, the writer addresses the conditions under which soft law can function and implications of applying this to the formation of international tax system.
Commitment to Democracy must Remain Independent of Geopolitics
AbstractThe author first discusses anti-democratic measures taken by nations in the context of preventing COVID-19 outbreaks in their territory, but also to get a tighter grip over their population, even limiting freedom of speech.